What was found
FWD CARGO BAY BLANKING PLATE 131TF, PUNCTURED. FABRICTED A NEW BLANKING PLATE. LOCATED AND DRILLED IAW SRM 51-40-44 AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-40-21, MAJOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- November 1, 2017
- Submitted
- November 3, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N744FD
- Make and model
- Airbus A300B4622R
- Aircraft serial
- 664
- Aircraft time
- 67,064 hours, 22,435 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Blanking Plate
- Part number
- A53277257300000
- Condition
- Punctured
- Location
- Frames 25-26
- 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.