Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
March 5, 2003
Submitted
March 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448FE
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft serial
260
Aircraft time
34,636 hours, 24,838 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D*
Part
Access Panel
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 500
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

LT WING, LOWER ACCESS CUTOUT FOR PANEL 550GB. TWO SCREW HOLES FOR PANEL HAVE DAMAGED EDGES. REMOVED ANCHOR NUTS TO ACCESS DAMAGED HOLES. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND REAMED HOLES TO 0.495 AND 0.467. ENSURED CLEANED HOLES ARE CRACK FREE BY HFEC IAW NTM 51-10-01. FABRICATED 2 BUSHINGS FROM 2024T3 AND FREEZE INSTALLED. REAMED BOTH HOLES TO FINAL DIA. OF 0.312 AND PROTECTED AFFECTED AREA IAW SRM A310 SRM 51-23-00. REINSTALLED ANCHOR NUTS. ALL WORK COMPLETED IAW RAS 0288/2003 AND EA 6-5710-68295 DATED 02-13-2003.

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