Service difficulty report · Strap · Airbus A310222

Difficulty date
September 14, 2007
Submitted
September 14, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N446FE
Make and model
Airbus A310222
Aircraft serial
224
Aircraft time
39,685 hours, 27,927 cycles
Part
Strap
Condition
Cracked
Location
R1 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

AREA IS RT FWD PAX/CREW DOOR CUTOUT. 1 1/8 INCH CRACK WITH POSSIBLE EXFOLIATION CORROSION EXISTS ALONG TOP EDGE OF FWD CORNER STRAP, BEGINNING APPROX 1 1/8 INCH FROM AFT EDGE OF CORNER STRAP, LOWER, FWD CORNER OF DOOR CUTOUT BEHIND FAILSAFE RING. AREA MARKED IN RED. FOUND USING HFEC INSPECTION. 09-20-07 REMOVED FWD TAPERED SHIM (CORNER STRAP) IAW FEDEX A310-200 SRM 51-40-21 PARA 7. INSTALLED TAPERED SHIM IAW FEDEX A310-200 SRM 51-40-21 PARA 7. MAJOR REPAIR

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