Service difficulty report · Fitting · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
August 14, 2014
Submitted
August 14, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
760
Aircraft time
27,209 hours, 14,669 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
A53810165204
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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.

What was found

FOUND FUSELAGE CTR SECTION LOWER FRAMES FITTINGS BASE. FITTING CRACK ABOUT 0.375 INCHES AT FRAME 46 POSITION. PERFORMED FRAME FEET MODIFICATION BTW STATION FRAME 41 & 46 IAW EO 6-5310-7-5015 01 PART 2. TITLE FUSELAGE CTR WING, FRAME, FRAME FEET, FRAME 41 THRU 46, STRINGER 35 THRU 37. REPAIR WAS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.

More about the Airbus A300 F4-605R