Service difficulty report · Doubler · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
March 15, 2023
Submitted
April 27, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N725FD
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
572
Aircraft time
54,494 hours, 30,318 cycles
Part
Doubler
Part number
A53830651202
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
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

MAIN LANDING GEAR BAY CEILING L/H BONDED DIAPHRAGM U-SHAPE DOUBLER CENTER SECTION A POINT GOT CRACK AT FR49 PLUS 6" AND BEAM4 TO BEAM5 TRIMMED THE DAMAGED AREA AND REINFORCED WITH FILLER & DOUBLER I.A.W FEDEX EA NO:T6-5310-T0373853 P1, SEQ NO:812, TITLE:FUSELAGE-MAINFRAME-DIAPHRAGM DOUBLER CRACKED BETWEEN FR49-FR50, BETWEEN BEAM 4-5 LH-REINFORCEMENT REPAIR "MAJOR REPAIR"