- Difficulty date
- April 23, 2008
- Submitted
- April 23, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Airbus A300F4605R
- Aircraft serial
- 760
- Aircraft time
- 19,409 hours, 10,296 cycles
- Part
- Fairing
- Condition
- Punctured
- Location
- Te Flap
- 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
LEFT WING FLAP FAIRING 533BB FWD SECTION IS PUNCTURED INTERNALLY. REMOVED DAMAGE FROM PANEL; FABRICATED REPLACEMENT CORE PLUG; POTTED CORE & STARTED CURE; COMPLETED CURE & SANDED; LAYED UP REPAIR PLYS UNDER VAC BAG & STARTED CURE; COMPLETED CURE & LIGHTLY SANDED.