What was found
FRAME 40 TO CTR WING JOINT AT UPPER SKIN LEVEL TENSION BOLT JUNCTION FOUND CRACK SIGNAL BY NDT CHECK. REPAIRED FRAME IAW EA 6-5710-T0310489. MAJOR REPAIR IAW GMM 6-2-100.
- Difficulty date
- July 25, 2014
- Submitted
- August 20, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N733FD
- Make and model
- Airbus A300B4605R
- Aircraft serial
- 715
- Aircraft time
- 40,543 hours, 20,773 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- A5711034020600
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- 40
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.