Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
September 19, 2022
Submitted
September 19, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439UA
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
683
Aircraft time
75,959 hours, 30,523 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
NA
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fr 69/ Str 1r-2r
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CORROSION EXTERNAL SKIN LOC FR 69 AND 19 INCH BTW STR 1R TO STR 2R ON UPPER FUSELAGE. SEE AEROMAN NON ROUTINE 2022-308667. AIRED AREA AS PER PART 2 OF LATEST REVISION OF EC5331-02959 ON ACHES 100000 FC BUT BEFORE REACHES 101000 FC, FM NOT RELEVANT. D HFEC AND ROTO TEST INSPECTION AND NOT FOUND CRACK I.A.W. EA# OR BEFORE AIRCRAFT REACHES 113200FC, FH NOT RELEVANT AND GENERA MEASURE AFTER REWORK AREA: L=2.520", W=1.990", MRT ON REWORKED 53-0328-22, PART 1, SECTION B, STEP 5 AND 7, NTM 51-10-08 AND TE A 2D DIP TO CONTACT ENGINEERING FOR THE INSPECTION REQUIREME AREA IS:0.054", PERFORMED HFEC AND NO FOUND MORE DAMAGE I.A.W. NTM 51-10-01. INSTALLED DOT I.A.W. GMM 06-35-05. NTS OF PART 2 LATEST REVISION OF EC5331-02959 AFTER AIRCRAFT RE EA#53-0328-22. PART 1. SECTION B, STEP 4 NTM 51-10-02, PERFORME PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR ON EXTERNAL SKIN LOC. FR69 AND 19" BTW STR1R TO STR2R ON UPPER FUSELAGE I.A.W. EA#53-0328-22 COVER REVISDION #0 AND EC/RA# 5331-02959, THIS REPAIR IS MAJOR. CATB, GENERATE A DTA DIP TO ACCOMPLISH INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS TO REP ADD EMP:V939825