Service difficulty report · Rib · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
October 3, 2005
Submitted
October 5, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N655FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
742
Aircraft time
16,915 hours, 8,650 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
16,915 hours, 8,650 cycles
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 NR 5 SPOILER, LT CENTER HINGE, HINGE PIN HEAD HAS ROTATED AND CRACKED THE FLANGE OF THE SUPPORT RIB ABOVE IT. VIEW FROM TOP OF WING THROUGH ACCESS PANEL BETWEEN CENTER HINGES. FABBED AND INSTALLED ANGLE AND STOP BLOCKS IAW EA NR 6-5710-91294.

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