Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
July 13, 2018
Submitted
July 16, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N681FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
799
Aircraft time
26,051 hours, 14,441 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
26,051 hours, 14,441 cycles
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

ON POST FLIGHT INSP FOUND HOLE IN FUSELAGE AFT OF LOWER FWD CARGO DOOR. APPROX THREE INCH LONG. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER BETWEEN STRINGERS 34R AND 35R, AND BETWEEN FRAMES 26 AND 27 IN REF TO SRM 53-10-12.

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