Service difficulty report · Stringer · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
December 27, 2007
Submitted
December 28, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
230
Aircraft time
34,462 hours, 29,226 cycles
Part
Stringer
Part number
A53679041201
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
U
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

ULTRASONIC INSPECTION INDICATED A CRACK IN THE LOWER FILLET RADIUS OF THE LATERAL PANEL STRINGER 36 JUST FORWARD OF FRAME 54 BETWEEN THE 4TH AND 5TH FASTENER HOLES, CRACK LENGTH ESTIMATED AT 1 INCH. REPAIRED AREA AT FRAME 54 STRINGER 36R IAW EA NR 6-5330-112997 "FUSELAGE -AD 98-26-01 SKIN PANEL AT FRAME 54 AND STRINGER 36R REPAIR".

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