What was found
EMPENNAGE RIGHT SIDE AT BUTTJOINT BETWEEN FRAMES 98 AND 99 HAS A THREE INCH CRACK IN SKIN. TRIMMED CRACK AND FABRICATED A REPAIR IAW SRM 57-19-12, AND SRM 53-19-12. MAJOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- May 12, 2017
- Submitted
- May 19, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N721FD
- Make and model
- Airbus A300B4622R
- Aircraft serial
- 477
- Aircraft time
- 47,733 hours, 25,492 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part serial
- NA
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Frames 98-99
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.