Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
September 16, 2008
Submitted
September 17, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N744FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
664
Aircraft time
56,188 hours, 16,010 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
A57340087
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 600
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 OLD REPAIR AFT OF REAR SPAR AT RIB 9 (RAS/BAE/0081/2002 ISS C, UNREPAIRED CRACK WITH CRACK STOP HOLE IN BOTTOM SKIN). REPAIR PERFORMED BY NDT FOR CRACK FREE CONDITION (NO CRACK FOUND AFTER REMOVAL OF REPAIR PLATES) FOR EVERY HOLE AFFECTED BY THE REPAIR PLATE AND REINSTALLING REPAIR PLATE IAW DRAWING R573-40199 WITH DEVIATION OF OVERSIZING EACH HOLE TO SECOND OVERSIZE, APPROVED BY RAS/BAE/1007820/2008 ISS A AND EA 6-5720-123096.

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