Service difficulty report · Fitting · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
June 28, 2019
Submitted
July 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
760
Aircraft time
33,475 hours, 18,200 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
A5711034020700
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

DURING PERFORMING ROTOTEST INSPECTION OF FRAME 40 TO CENTER WING JOINT AT UPPER SKIN LEVEL TENSION BOLT JUNCTION, RH UPPER HOLE FOUND CRACK SIGNAL COMPLIED WITH FEDEX EA: 6-5710-T0347502 PT1, EA TITLE: WINGS - BASIC WING STRUCTURE - CRACK IN THE UPPER HOLE AT FR40 RHS CENTER WING JOINT. REPAIRED THE FRAME 40 TO CENTER WING JOINT AT UPPER SKIN LEVEL TENSION BOLT JUNCTION, RH UPPER HOLE. THIS REPAIR CATEGORY "C". REPAIR LIFE LIMITATION: 6 MONTHS. MAJOR REPAIR IAW FEDEX GMM6-2-100.

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