Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
December 28, 2018
Submitted
December 31, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N374HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1565
Aircraft time
19,246 hours, 3,012 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Aft Cargo Door
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

CARGO REPORTED DAMAGE AFT CARGO DOOR.// FOUND DAMAGE AFT CARGO INNER SKIN BETWEEN FR62 AND FR63A 0.75"L X 0.50"W X 0.103D, INSPECTED DAMAGE WITH HFEC. NO CRACK NOTED. CUT OUT DAMAGE AREA. HFEC NO CRACKS NOTED. FABRICATED DOUBLER .063 224-T3 & FILLER .050 2024-T3. INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM TASK 52-32-00-300-008.

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