Service difficulty report · Handle · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
June 3, 2026
Submitted
June 17, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N161UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0850
Aircraft time
27,126 hours, 16,272 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Gouged
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

CREW DOOR, EXTERNAL HANDLE HAS SEVERAL GOUGES. REMOVED GOUGES, EXTERNAL HANDLE AND ORIGINAL THICKNESS IS .120", MATERIAL LOSS IS .003" AND REMAINING THICKNESS IS .117" THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE IS .0039", FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW A300-600 SRM 51-73-10-201 AND SRM 51-73-11-001. APPLIED SURFACEP ROTECTION AND TOPCOAT AT STR-800 CREW DOOR, EXTERNAL HANDLE IAW A300-600 SRM 51-23-10 AND 51-75-10.

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