Service difficulty report · Splice · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
February 6, 2015
Submitted
March 2, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N686FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
804
Aircraft time
221 hours, 12,212 cycles
Part
Splice
Part serial
A5711053021000
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

FUSELAGE FRAME 47 SPLICE FITTING BETWEEN STRINGER 24 - 26 LT, INSPECTION FOUND FASTENER HOLE A WITH CRACK SIGNAL. REPAIRED FUSELAGE FRAME 47 SPLICE FITTING BETWEEN STR 24-26 LT, FASTENER HOLE "A". THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY B. MAJOR REPAIR IAW GMM 6-2-100

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