Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
June 18, 2008
Submitted
July 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N443FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
283
Aircraft time
40,469 hours, 20,271 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
A5797130100000
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 500
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 EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER LOCATED ON LEFT WING O/B FLAP UPPER MAIN SKIN UNDER RUB STRIP BETWEEN RIB 3 AND FLAP TRACK NR 3 MEASURING 4" BY 6". REPAIR NOT IAW SRM REQUIREMENTS. REMOVED PREVIOUS REPAIR AND INSTALLED APPROVED REPAIR ON LEFT WING O/B FLAP UPPER MAIN SKIN UNDER RUB STRIP BETWEEN RIB 3 AND FLAP TRACK NR 3 IAW FEDEX EA6-5750-121298. THIS IS AN APPROVED REPAIR AND IS A RESULT OF AGING AIRCRAFT INSPECTION.

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