Service difficulty report · Wing · Airbus A350941

Difficulty date
November 14, 2018
Submitted
November 20, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N511DN
Make and model
Airbus A350941
Aircraft serial
0210
Aircraft time
2,097 hours, 180 cycles
Part
Wing
Condition
Mismanufactured
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

AIRBUS AOT A57P011-18-00 EXPLAINS THAT SOME WING RIB TO WING LOWER SKIN GAPS WERE NOT FILLED IN PRODUCTION AS REQUIRED. UNFILLED GAPS COULD ALLOW CONTACT AND SPARKS AND POTENTIAL EWIS CONCERNS. WORK TO BE COMPLETED, APPLY ADHESION PROMOTER, MIX AND POUR SEALANT AND SUCK THE SEALANT INTO THE GAP AND APPLY FILLET SEAL WITH POLYSULFIDE SEALANT PER ER/A 572988-14AD.

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