Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
February 1, 2005
Submitted
February 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
237
Aircraft time
32,732 hours, 28,367 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 300
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

RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER SPAR AT RIB 5 HAS DAMAGED HOLE THROUGH SPAR CAP AND ELEVATOR ATTACH FITTING. STOP-DRILLED HOLE TO 0.4350. FABRICATED ONE COUNTERSINK TYPE -A- BUSHING AND ONE SHOULDER TYPE -C- BUSHING AND SHRUNK FIT BUSHINGS INTO SPAR AND ELEVATOR ATTACH FITTING, RESPECTIVELY. OPENED BUSHING HOLE TO 0.250 NOMINAL SIZE AND INSTALLED BLUE PRINT FASTENER. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW FEDEX EA 6-5510-85484 AND AIRBUS RAS/CASA/3942/2005 AND DOCUMENTED ON NRC N00530.

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