Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
August 31, 2007
Submitted
August 31, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N725FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
572
Aircraft time
39,172 hours, 19,963 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Part number
A57340086
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 600
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

OLD REPAIR DOUBLER PLATES ON BOTTOM WING SKIN PANEL NR 1 BOTH RHS AND LHS, BETWEEN RIB 8 AND TRACK 4 FWD OF FRONT SPAR ARE NOT PERFORMED IAW DRW R572- 40179/PG 9 (SB A300-57-6019). IN ADDITION THE INSTALLED HI-LOCKS ARE IN BAD CONDITION. REPAIR RENEWED BY INSTALLING CRACK STOP PLUGS AT HOLES NR 7 AND NR 9 (LHS ONLY) AND INSTALLING AFT LANDING PLATES ON BOTH SIDES IAW DRW R572-40179 SHEET 9 AND 10. APPROVED BY EA 6-5710-101323 AND RAS/BAE/1002496/2006 ISSUE A.

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