- Difficulty date
- November 7, 2016
- Submitted
- November 17, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Airbus A300B4622R
- Aircraft serial
- 536
- Aircraft time
- 55,576 hours, 25,557 cycles
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- A57110310202
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Frame 40
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- 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
CENTER FUEL TANK FRAME 40 BULKHEAD AFT FACE Y450 RIB FOUND CRACKED. CUT OUT THE DAMAGE IAW SRM 57-10-21 FIG 201. FABRICATED A REPAIR IAW SRM 57-10-21 FIG 201, DWG R57110271 & R57110273 . INSTALLED THE REPAIR IAW SRM 57-10-21 FIG 201. MAJOR REPAIR IAW GMM 6-2-100.