Service difficulty report · Doubler · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
August 29, 2022
Submitted
August 29, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439UA
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
683
Aircraft time
75,959 hours, 30,523 cycles
Part
Doubler
Part number
NA
Condition
Cracked
Location
Str 38-39l/ Fr32
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

NO RECORD PROVIDED FOR AGING AIRCRAFT INSPECTION AND RECORD REVIEW TO ACCOUNT FOR INSTALLATION AND RE-INSPECTION STATUS OF EXISTING DOUBLER ON EXTERIOR FUSELAGE FRAME 32, STRINGER 38-39L, WITH INSPECTION THRESHOLD 65,000FC (FLIGHT HOURS NOT RELEVANT) INTERVALS TBD AND INSPECTION METHOD TBD. PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR (DOUBLER) ON EXTERNAL SKIN FR.31 TO FR.32 AND STRG. 37L AND 40L AND PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION AND NOT FOUND CRACKK. INSPECTION OF THE REPAIRED DOUBLER PER ECRA PART 2 BEFORE AIRCRAFT REACHES 95,323 FC INTERIM DOUBLER REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED .DOUBLER REPAIR INSTALLED BETWEEN FR31/32 AND STR38LH-39LH