Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
December 29, 2025
Submitted
January 2, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N173UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0868
Aircraft time
20,698 hours, 12,527 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 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

FUSELAGE DAMAGE FROM PACKAGE CONTAINER AT FRAME 54 STATION 3354 LEFT SIDE PAST HYD. SERVICE DOOR. VERIFY DAMAGE AND REPORT FINDINGS TO SDF LIAISON ENGINEERING PRIOR TO STARTING INITIAL CUTOUT. FOUND 24€? LONG DENT FWD AND AFT OF FRAME 54.2. WIDTH OF DENT MEASURES FROM 3€? TO 6€? MAXIMUM. DEPTH OF SKIN DENT FROM .030 TO .300 WITH A .9€? LONG CRACK AT INTERSECTION OF FRAME AND STR 42L. THERE IS MAX OF .200 DEFLECTION OF FRAME FITTING AT UPPER FWD CORNER. THE STRINGER S42L IS ALSO DEFLECTED .080 X 9€? FWD & AFT OF FRAME.

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