Service difficulty report · Fastener · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
January 16, 2026
Submitted
January 16, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N658FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
752
Aircraft time
39,616 hours, 22,274 cycles
Part
Fastener
Condition
Missing
Location
Crossbeam
Component
Crossbeam · Airbus
Component part number
A5327535020000
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 REPAIR ON MDCC CROSSBEAM AT FR65 BETWEEN Y953 AND Y1456 REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR CONFORMITY. EVALUATED AND FOUND NOT IN CONFORMITY WITH EA 6-5310-160172. . DUE TO ONE FASTENER MISSING INSTALLED. EO: 6-5100-7-5000 D7 PT1 WAS COMPLETED. DRILLED A NEW FASTENER HOLE AND INSTALLED NEW FASTENER IAW SRM 53-17-15 FIG.203 & EA 6-5310-160172 A. THE REPAIR IS CATEGORY "A" AND IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100. MAJOR REPAIR IAW GMM 6-2-100.

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