Service difficulty report · Retainer · Airbus A310222

Difficulty date
September 5, 2008
Submitted
September 10, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N450FE
Make and model
Airbus A310222
Aircraft serial
162
Aircraft time
39,160 hours, 27,998 cycles
Part
Retainer
Condition
Corroded
Location
Emergency Exit
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 OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT, LOWER SEAL RETAINER OUTBD HAS THREE TEE FITTINGS WITH LIGHT CORROSION. REMOVED LOWER SEAL RETAINER TO FOM. IAW SRM 51-40-20. REMOVED THE LOWER CHANNEL AND FOUND IT TO BE CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS IAW SRM 53-10-00. RECEIVED NEW LOWER CHANNEL, INSTALLED NEW LOWER CHANNEL IAW SRM 51-40-02. REMOVED & CLEANED TEE FITTING ; NO DEFECTS NOTED. RE-INSTALLED LOWER SEAL RETAINER IAW SRM 57-40-02. RE-INSTALLED TEE FITTINGS IAW SRM 51-40-02. REMOVED & RE-INSTALLED DOOR IAW AMM 52- 23-11-4.

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