Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
November 22, 2023
Submitted
November 22, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N815NW
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
0817
Aircraft time
72,821 hours, 9,652 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

SHIP 3315 MTC WAS SCHEDULED TO REPLACE A CRACKED SIDE SEALING SECTION (DEPRESSOR) P/N F534753732140, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS ON HAND TO ACCOMPLISH A PERMANENT REPAIR. THE DAMAGE WAS ORIGINALLY DEFERRED PER A330 SRM 53-00-29-300-002, WHICH ALLOWS CRACK DAMAGE UP TO 5.9IN FOLLOWING A STOP DRILL AND APPLICATION OF SPEED TAPE. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, MTC IDENTIFIED THAT THE CRACK DAMAGE HAD JUMPED THE ORIGINAL STOP DRILL AND NOW EXTENDS 8 INCHES LONG, BEYOND THE ALLOWABLE LIMITS OF THE SRM. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REF ER/A 613960-14. (5073125)

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