Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
February 7, 2020
Submitted
February 7, 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
A5377032020400
Condition
Cracked
Location
Frames 20-21
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 UNDER THE BALL MAT AREA FWD L/H CORNER BETWEEN FRAMES 20 AND 21 APPROX LBL56 THE STRUCTURAL INTERCOSTAL HAS 2EA CRACKS (AFT LOWER CORNER AND FWD UPPER CORNER) REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL IAW A300-600 SRM 51-40-21

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