Service difficulty report · Pylon · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
April 29, 2003
Submitted
April 30, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424FE
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft serial
241
Aircraft time
31,572 hours, 22,069 cycles
Part
Pylon
Part number
A54612100
Part serial
TO2095
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
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

NR 1 ENGINE PYLON HAS I/B CENTER SECTION AT CENTER T/R HINGE POINT BOWED INWARD APPROX 17 INCHES HIGH AND 20 INCHES LONG WITH 1 INCH DEPTH. SUBSEQUENT DISASSEMBLY AND INSPECTION REVEALED, I/B SIDE OF SKIN AT RIB 7 HAD DEFORMED GUSSET, PYLON PLANK FROM RIB 1 TO RIB 8 BEND, I/B T/R SEAL CHANNEL AT RIB 4 12:00 POSITON GOUGED 1 INCH X 0.25 DEEP, INBOARD T/R FWD HINGE POINT CRACKED, INBOARD T/R CENTER HINGE BRACKET BEARING BROKEN, HYD/FUEL LINE ANGLE BRACKETS AT L/E RIB 3 BENT, I/B SIDE OF PYLON AT RIB 3 HAD 3 RIVETS SHEARED. R/R NR 1 PYLON ON S00010 PER E.A. 6-5450-69698.

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