Service difficulty report · Angle · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
January 12, 2019
Submitted
January 14, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N660FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
759
Aircraft time
32,023 hours, 17,603 cycles
Part
Angle
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

MDIS 660 53-00 2170 11JAN19 BOS FACT U FOUND CRACK IN ANGLE BRACKET JOINING TWO FLOORBEAMS BELOW FLIGHT DECK. FLOORBEAM PART NUMBERS ARE "A536 11978 000 03 A00" AND "536114300012". CRACK IS TWO INCHES IN LENTGH. CRACK DOES NOT REACH ANY END OF BRACKET. BEGINS 11/64 FROM EDGE OF BRACKET. CRACK RUNS LENGTH OF BRACKET THRU THREE RIVITS. CONTINUING TO RESEARCH PART NUMBERS AND STATION NUMBER. PICTURES ATTACHED SHGN 12JAN19 02:46 BOS U REMOVED DAMAGED ANGLE BRACKET REF DRWG A53612356 IAW SRM 51-40-21. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. FACT 12JAN19 18:37 BOS U FABRICATED NEW ANGLE IN REF TO AIRCRAFT DRAWING NO A536 12356. INSTALLED IN REF TO SRM 51-72-10. THIS WAS A MINOR REPAIR.

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