Service difficulty report · Fitting · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
May 26, 2016
Submitted
May 26, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N746FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
688
Aircraft time
55,882 hours, 20,753 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
A53812309201
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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 INTERNAL STRUCTURE, BETWEEN FRAME 41 TO 46, FROM STRINGER 24R TO 28R, NDT CHECK FOUND ONE HOLE WITH CRACK SIGNAL AT FRAME 43, STRINGER 25R - 26R LOCATION, THE FIRST HOLE FROM UP TO DOWN. PERFORMED BUSHES INSTALLATION REPAIR IAW EA6-5315-T0325510, PT1 EA. TITLE: FUSELAGE-FRAME FOOT-CRACKS, FRAME FEET ATTACHMENT HOLES "H1" ON FRAME 42, 43, 44, RT SIDE BETWEEN STR 25R TO STR 27R. THIS WAS CATEGORY "C" REPAIR, REPAIR LIFE LIMITATION WAS 6 MONTHS. THIS WAS A MAJOR REPAIR IAW GMM6-2-100.

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