Service difficulty report · Rib · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
March 26, 2007
Submitted
March 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N414FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
400
Aircraft time
31,065 hours, 24,163 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Pylon
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

PYLON NR 2 AT AFT SPAR SECTION PYLON TORQUE BOX INNER SURFACE HAS SEVERAL WORKING RIVETS. VISIBLE THRU OPEN ACCESS DOOR NR 484CR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION CRACKS CONTINUING PAST STOP DRILLED ON RIB 20. REMOVED RIB ASSY IAW SRM 51-40-21. FABBED AND RECEIVED PARTS ON MAE TRAV NR T7/668674,T7/669337 AND T7/669336. LOCATED AND DRILLED IAW SRM 51-40-44. TREATED AND PRIMED PAINTED NEW PARTS IAW SRM 51-21-10 AND INSTALLED RIB ASSY AND REPLACED WORKING RIVETS IAW SRM 51-40-21.

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