Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
December 5, 2020
Submitted
December 8, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N722FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
479
Aircraft time
57,485 hours, 30,779 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING APPROACH WHILE DECELERATING HEARD AND FELT A THUD. SUSPECT POSSIBLE LOAD SHIFT. RAMP REPORTED CAN UNSECURED IN LOWER FORWARD BELLY, ALLOWING CAN TO SHIFT BETWEEN LOCKS, APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET FORWARD AND AFT. PERFORMED INSPECTION ON PALLET LOCKS, NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. ALL LOCKS OPERATE NORMALLY. NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED AS A RESULT OF LOOSE CAN IN FORWARD BELLY, IAW AMM 25-50-00-06-01, 25-52-33-04-01, AND 25-52-33. A/C OK TO CONTINUE.

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