Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A310222

Difficulty date
November 19, 2006
Submitted
November 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N449FE
Make and model
Airbus A310222
Aircraft serial
217
Aircraft time
38,388 hours, 27,603 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PREVIOUS REPAIR BULK CARGO DOOR EXTERIOR SKIN HAS AN EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER MEASURING 6.25" BY 15.1" AT THE LOWER AFT CORNER PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED REPAIR LOCATED AT BULK CARGO DOOR WAS DETERMINED NOT TO BE IAW A310 SRM 52-30-00 FIG 207 DUE TO INCORRECT MATERIAL THICKNESS OF REPAIR DOUBLER BASED ON A VISUAL EVALUATION WITH THE REPAIR INSTALLED. VISUAL EVALUATION CONSISTED OF, CORRECT LOCATION SHAPE SIZE FASTENER SPACING AND EDGED MARGIN FASTENER TYPE AND NUMBER MATERIAL THICKNESS MATERIAL TYPE AND GENERAL WORKMANSHIP OF PREVIOUS INSTALLATION REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR AND REPAIRED IAW A310SRM 52-30-00 FIG 207.

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