Service difficulty report · Retainer · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
March 31, 2008
Submitted
April 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N425FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
264
Aircraft time
36,499 hours, 24,558 cycles
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Retainer
Part number
A57246948201
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 Spoiler
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

RIGHT WING NR 4 SPOILER OUTBD END HINGE RIB SEAL RETAINED IS CRACKED AND THE SEALS TORN. REMOVED CHANNEL IAW A310-200 SRM 51-40-21. MATERIAL ID IS 2024-0, 0.050; PO 583365.1 IAW A310-200 BRITISH AEROSPACE DWG A-572-46948; SRM 51-31-00; TABLE 3 AND SRM 57-51-11; FIG 7. FABRICATED CHANNEL IAW A310-200 BRITISH AEROSPACE DWG A 572-46948. HEAT TREATED 2024-0 TO 2024-T42 IAW TP 51003; REV A; HRD 57/58 LOAD NR HTO 31908-6. ALODINED; PRIMER AND PAINTED IAW A310-200 SRM 51-23-10. ASSEMBLED SEAL AND RETAINER TO CHANNEL IAW A310-200 BRITISH AEROSPACE DWG A 572-46948. INSTALLED CHANNEL IAW A310-200 SRM 51-40-21; PARA 6 AND 57-51-11; PG 56.

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