Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
August 1, 2023
Submitted
August 9, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N652FE
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
735
Aircraft time
39,713 hours, 21,680 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
APB74451
Condition
Unknown
Location
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

AGING AIRCRAFT ASSESSMENT : EXISTING DOUBLER REPAIR FOUND ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT FR 27, BTW STGR 32~34R COMPLIED WITH ATTACHMENT B OF EO:E6-5100-7-5000 D7 PT1, TITLE:STRUCTURES-REPAIR CATALOG-A300/A310 REPAIR IDENTIFICATION & TRACKING REQUIREMENTS 14 CFR 121.707, INSPECTION OF EXISTING REPAIR DETERMINED IT TO BE CURRENT WITH FAA APPROVED DATA: A300-600F SRM 53-10-12-201,PARA.11, PAGE 279~282,FIG.208,SHEET 3,THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR CATEGORY B REPAIR (REF TO 67354/N00104 FOR MORE INFORMATION) "MAJOR REPAIR"