Service difficulty report · Keelbeam · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
September 12, 2026
Submitted
September 29, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N158UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0847
Aircraft time
27,361 hours, 16,662 cycles
Part
Keelbeam
Condition
Cracked
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

MAJOR REPAIR, RIGHT KEEL BEAM AT THE LEVEL OF CONNECTING FITTING BETWEEN FR13A AND 14 IN NOSE LANDING GEAR FIGURE 3, VIEW B AND C. FOUND CRACK ON FORWARD LOWER HOLE 4&9 O`CLOCK POSITION FACING OUTBOARD. AS PER REQUEST, PERFORMED EXTERNAL HFEC SURFACE INSPECTION AT RH SIDE, AROUND FWD LWR HOLE IAW NTM 51-10-08 PT6 TO MARK LOCATION OF CRACKS. ENDS OF CRACK MARKED IN RED. T91269

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