Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
September 28, 2007
Submitted
September 28, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
458
Aircraft time
43,723 hours, 12,205 cycles
Part
Skin
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

EXISTING EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER ON NOSE SKIN OF OUTBOARD RT FLAP, RIB 10.5 (PANAM EA X3157J518). PERMANENT REPAIR WAS CARRIED OUT ON 25-APR-1994 BY REPLACING THE INSTALLED DOUBLER WITH A 1,8MM THICK ONE AND THE EXISTING FASTENERS WITH BLIND RIVETS CR3552-P6 TO ELIMINATE KNIFE EDGES. FOUND NO RAS FOR THIS REPAIR. REPLACEMENT OF NOSE-RIB 10.5. REPAIR PATCH RENEWED AND RE-INSTALLED WITH CR3552- P6 FASTENERS IAW RAS/DABRE/7005095/2005 FOR TRACKING HAS BEEN WRITTEN EA 6-5753-82850.

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