Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
July 8, 2016
Submitted
July 12, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N816NW
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
0827
Aircraft time
42,603 hours, 5,603 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Frm 42
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 LINE MAINTENANCE AND DURING REPEAT INSPECTION OF WING CENTER SECTION LEFT RIB 1, FR 42. A FUEL LEAK AND FAILED BOLT AT HOLE 8 WAS FOUND. REAMED BOLT HOLE TO FIRST OVERSIZED DIAMETER, COMPLETED HFEC INSPECTION WITH NO CRACKS FOUND. REPLACED RIB 1 ANGLE, WITH OVERSIZED HOLES AS NEEDED, APPLIED FAY SURFACE SEALANT AND FILLET SEALANT, AND INSTALLED BOLTS WET WITH SEALANT IAW ER/A 542899-14 AND ER/A 548626-14.

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