Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
September 16, 2023
Submitted
September 19, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N335QT
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1534
Aircraft time
34,930 hours, 10,648 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT77
Engine time
27,281 hours, 1,642 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
UNKNOWN
Part serial
NA
Condition
Scratched
Location
Unknown
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 A SCRATCH WAS FOUND IN THE FWD CARGO DOOR CUT OUT FRAME (FRAME 20A BETWEEN STRINGERS 40RH & 41RH). IN ACCORDANCE WITH AIRBUS RDAF 81282146/004/2023 AND JOB INSTRUCTION CARD NUMBER JIC-332-53-01385 STRUCTURAL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED.

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