Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
January 13, 2020
Submitted
January 14, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
477
Aircraft time
50,631 hours, 27,253 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Part number
A5377833824400
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

FWD CARGO BELOW THE FLOOR LEVEL BETWEEN FRAMES 37 AND 38 APPROX LBL56 STRUCTURAL INTERCOSTAL IS CRACKED AT THE FWD CORNER. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL IN FWD CARGO BELOW THE FLOOR LEVEL BETWEEN FRAMES 37 AND 38 APPROX APPROX LBL56 IAW SRM 51-40-21 AND 51-40-44.

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