SDR 97ZZZX4310

Service difficulty report · Rib Fitting · Airbus A300B4103

Difficulty date
September 26, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N13983
Make and model
Airbus A300B4103
Aircraft serial
0092
Part
Rib Fitting
Part number
A57966100002
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Inbd Te Flap
Component
A57966000164
Stage of operation
IN
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

AFTER REMOVING THE INNER FLAP L/E SKIN FROM AROUND THE INBOARD FLAP ATTACHMENT POINT, THE RIB FITTING (5TH FROM INBOARD) WAS FOUND TO HAVE SIDE FLANGE WITH A SMALL CRACK OF APPROXIMATELY .25 INCH WHICH WAS CONFIRMED BY DYE PENETRANT. THE L/E SKIN IN THIS AREA HAD SEVERAL DENTS, BUT THE CRACK DOES NOT APPEAR RELATED.

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