Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
May 12, 2008
Submitted
May 16, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N815FD
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft serial
638
Aircraft time
30,057 hours, 9,003 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
A537770532000
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Zone 100
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 EVIDENCE OF A CRACK STARTING AT A FASTENER HOLE ON THE RIGHT EXTERNAL SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STRINGER 21R & STRINGER 22R & FRAMES 40 TO 41. BLENDED AREA IN REF TO SRM 51-74-10. ORIGINAL MATERIAL THICKNESS 0.061 IAW SRM 53-14-12. MATERIAL REMOVED WAS 0.002. MATERIAL REMAINING IS 0.059. FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 53-10-12; DIA 0.112. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSPECTION PER NTM PART 6; 51-10-8; NO CRACK NOTED. ALODINED IAW SRM 51-21-10. PRIMED & TOP COATED IN REF TO AMM 51-23-10-0.

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