Service difficulty report · Doubler · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
September 28, 2022
Submitted
September 28, 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
None
Location
Fr31 To Fr32
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

DURING PERFORMED AGING AIRCRAFT INSPECTION FOUND EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER LOCATED LOWER FUSELAGE SKING AT FR31 TO FR32 BTW 38L TO STRG 39L. SEE AEROMAN NON ROUTINE 2022-308900 01-E FIGURE 005 VIEW B (SHEET 02) DOUBLER REPAIR MATERIAL: DAMAGE IAW NTM 51-90-00, THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY B RE-INSPECTION (TBD) IAW A320 SRI 53-21-11-205-073 TABLE 001 (ZONE A); FIGURE (WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST) PER SRI 53-21-11-205-073 TABLE 1. ALUMINUM SHEET P/N: 2024T3-0.080"; 2024T3-0.071" P.O. IS REQUIRED AT 60,000FC/120,000FH INSPECTION THRESHOLD FROM TIME 001 (SHEET 01) INSTALLED DOT IAW GMM 06-35-05 PERFORMED SCEPTRE #2021.1110491 AND P.O. #20211751671, PERFORMED VISUAL OF ADL/REPAIR EMBODIMENT AND SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION UNTIL60,000FC ENTRY ON LOG PAGE #9608141. INSPECTION OON REPAIR AREA INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL AND NOT FOUND 120,000FH AT INTERVALS OF FC (TBD)/FH (TBD), INSPECTION METHOD THE REPAIR IS CAT B IN ZONE A AND REQUIRES INSPECTION THRESHOLD FROM THE TIME OF ADL/REPAIR EMBODIMENT 60,000 FC/120,000 FH ADD EMP:V939197 PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR ON LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN AT FR.31 TO FR.32 AND BTW STR.38L STR.39L IAW A320 SRM 53-21-11-300-093, PARAGRAPH 2.A. FIGURE 001, SHEET 01 (PRINCIPLE 2), NOMINAL SKIN THICKNESS ON REPAIR AREA IS: 0.071 INCH IAW A320 SRM 53-21-11- ADD EMP:V938965 OK TO CARRY PER SRI 53-21-11-205-073, INSPECTION REQUIRED AT TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT 60000 F/C''S OR 120000 F/H''S FROM REPAIR EMBODIMENT, WHICH EVER OCCURS FIRST. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION TBD Q/C REVIEWED. Q