Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
October 27, 2009
Submitted
October 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0818
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
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

INSPECTION TYPE:N/A DENT/GOUGE ON FUSELAGE BELOW BULK PIT DOOR OPENING. DENT MEASURES APPROX 1.4 INCH IN DIAMETER. EO A300-5330-35380-A ISSUED FOR INTERIM REPAIR. C/W ULTRASONIC INSP PER A300 NTM PER 51-10-04. NO CRACKS NOTED AT THIS TIME. INTERIM REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED EO A300-5330-35380-B, 6B. PERMANENT REPAIR OR PART REPLACEMENT NLT 500 FLT CYCLES. OK FOR SERVICE.

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