Service difficulty report · Rib · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
September 7, 2007
Submitted
September 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
439
Aircraft time
39,724 hours, 11,137 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 300
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

RT ELEVATOR TIP SKIN PLATE AND RIBS DEFORMED. FOUND CRACKS (20 AND 30 MM) IN LOWER SKIN AT T/E PROFILE. REAR UPPER ANCHOR NUT OF ELEVATOR RIB ER41 CRACKED. REPAIR PERFORMED BY TRIM OUT TO REMOVE THE CRACKED AND DENTED AREA. INSTALLATION OF REPAIR ANGLE AND FILLER, REINSTALLATION OF ANCHOR NUT AND REPLACEMENT OF TIP IAW EA 6-5524-95911 AND RAS/CASA/4555/2006 ISSUE A.

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