Service difficulty report · Stringer Splice · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
September 10, 2020
Submitted
September 25, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N725FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
572
Aircraft time
51,804 hours, 28,686 cycles
Part
Stringer Splice
Part number
A5383315720400
Condition
Cracked
Location
Frame 47
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

UPPER FUSELAGE FR 47 S 18L CRACK ON STRINGER CONNECTION SECTION. REPLACED THE CRACKED STRINGER SPLICE AT UPPER FUSELAGE FR 47 STGR 18L AND COMPLETED, PER A300-600 SRM51-40-21. THIS REPAIR CATEGORY A MAJOR REPAIR, IAW FEDEX GMM6-2-100.

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