Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
September 14, 2007
Submitted
September 14, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N815FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
638
Aircraft time
29,282 hours, 8,575 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
A57247714203
Condition
Chafed
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

CHAFING DAMAGE AT ONE POSITION AND CRACK WITH DEFORMATION AT ANOTHER LOCATION ON FIXED LEADING EDGE D-NOSE SKIN RT, BETWEEN TRACK 3 AND TRACK 4. REPAIR PERFORMED BY BLENDING OUT DAMAGES AT BOTH POSITIONS, REMOVING FASTENER OF HOLE IN AREA OF CRACK WITH ROTOTEST TO INSURE THE CRACK DOES NOT PROPAGATE FROM THE OTHER SIDE AWAY FROM THE SKIN EDGE, AREAS NDT INSPECTED, ALL IAW EA 6- 5740-92207 AND RAS/BAE/1001695/2005 ISSUE B.

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