Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
June 6, 2021
Submitted
June 9, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N330QT
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1368
Aircraft time
31,809 hours, 9,995 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT77
Engine time
23,503 hours, 5,720 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Gouged
Location
Cargo Bay
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

DURING TRANSIT CHECK OF THE N330QT AIRCRAFT AT BOG STATION A GOUGE DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE BULK CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR CUTOUT (FRAME 67, BETWEEN STRINGER 43RH AND 42ARH). IN ACCORDANCE WITH AIRBUS A330 SRM TASK 53-41-11-283-007 FIGURE 002 SHEET 1 THE DAMAGE WAS EVALUATED AND IT WAS FOUND OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS. A MANUFACTURER CONSULT WAS SUBMITTED. TAKEN ACTION: A REPAIR "GOUGE" WAS PERFORMED AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH AIRBUS REPAIR DESIGN APPROVAL SHEET REF: 80927826/003/2021-A AND JOB INSTRUCTION CARD: JIC-332-53-00506.

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