Service difficulty report · Door · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
August 6, 2024
Submitted
September 3, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N681FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
799
Aircraft time
32,645 hours, 18,544 cycles
Part
Door
Part number
A5237050001200
Part serial
UH1612
Condition
None
Location
Zone 800
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

EXISTING DOUBLER REPAIR FOUND ON FWD CARGO DOOR OUTER SKIN BTW FR20A~20B, BEAM1~BEAM1 5.25" COMPLIED WITH ATTACHMENT B OF EO: E6-5100-7-5000 D7 PT1, INSPECTION OF EXISTING DOUBLER REPAIR WAS EVALUATED AND DETERMINED IT WITHOUT FAA APPROVED DATA, REPORTED TO FEDEX ENGINEER THEN PERFORMED THE DOUBLER REPAIR ON FWD CARGO DOOR OUTER SKIN BETWEEN FR20A~20B, BEAM1~BEAM1 6" I.A.W FAA APPROVED DATA:EA# 6-5230-T0380410, TITLE: DOORS - CARGO DOOR/HYD SYS - FWD CARGO DOOR - EXISTING REPAIRS FOUND ON OUTER SKIN AT UPPER FWD AND AFT CORNERS, THE REPAIR IS CATEGORY A AND CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100. MAJOR REPAIR.

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