Service difficulty report · Rib · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
September 18, 2007
Submitted
September 18, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
549
Aircraft time
33,706 hours, 12,343 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Damaged
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

FOUND DAMAGE (NICK) ON RT WING TRAILING EDGE AILERON HINGE RIB (INBOARD), WITH A MINIMUM REMAINING THICKNESS OF 1,7MM (NOMINAL 2,3MM). REPAIR PERFORMED BY BLEND OUT DAMAGE, HFEC INSPECTION AND FLAP PEENING IAW EA 6- 5751-81123 AND RAS/BAE/1272/2004 ISSUE A.

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