Service difficulty report · Stringer · 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
Stringer
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Fuselage
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

PREVIOUS REPAIR BULK CARGO UNDER FLOOR STRINGER 49 LT HAS A STRINGER REPAIR BETWEEN FRAMES 65 AND 66 WITH 1 STRINGER SECTION AND 1 REPAIR SPLICE PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED REPAIR LOCATED AT FRAME 65-66 ON STRINGER 49 LT WAS DETERMINED NOT TO BE IAW A310SRM 53-10-14 FIG 201 DUE TO INCORRECT STRINGER THICKNESS BASED ON A VISUAL EVALUATION WITH THE REPAIR INSTALLED VISUAL EVALUATION CONSISTED OF CORRECT LOCATION SHAPE SIZE FASTENER SPACING AND EDGE MARGIN FASTENER TYPE AND NUMBER MATERIAL THICKNESS MATERALTYPE AND GENERAL WORKMANSHIP OF PREVIOUS INSTALLATION REPAIRED STRINGER PER FEDEX EA6-5310-105015.

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