SDR 08FDEA02069

Service difficulty report · Stringer · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date: May 30, 2008
Submitted: May 30, 2008
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N443FE
Make and model: Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial: 283
Aircraft time: 40,469 hours, 20,271 cycles
System (JASC): 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
Part: Stringer
Part number: A53980668220
Condition: Failed
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

PREVIOUS STRINGER REPAIR LOCATED IN AFT CABIN UNDER FLOOR BEHIND BULK CARGO ON STRINGER 41 RT BETWEEN FR 72 TO FR 73, HAS 1 EA REPAIR L-ANGLE MEASURING 9.9 INCHES LONG AND 1 REPAIR SECTION MEASURING 10.3 INCHES LONG REPAIR NOT IAW SRM REQUIREMENTS. REMOVED PREVIOUS REPAIR AND INSTALLED CORRECT STRINGER SPLICE REPAIR AT STRINGER 41 RT BETWEEN FR 72 AND FR 73 IAW A310 -200 SRM 53-10-14, FIG 201. THIS IS AN AIRBUS REPAIR WITH AND IS A RESULT OF AGING AIRCRAFT INSPECTION.

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