What was found
MAIN DECK CARGO LT SIDEWALL SHEAR PLATE, FRAMES 80 - 81 FOUND CRACKED. REMOVED THE SHEAR PLATE IAW SRM 51-40-21, AND INSTALLED A NEW SHEAR PLATE IAW SRM 51-40-21. APPLIED TOP COAT IAW SRM 51-23-10. MAJOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- October 20, 2017
- Submitted
- October 20, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N727FD
- Make and model
- Airbus A300B4622R
- Aircraft serial
- 579
- Aircraft time
- 44,906 hours, 26,158 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Shear Plate
- Part number
- A5398111320051
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Frames 80-81
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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