SDR DHL2002362509

Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date: October 18, 2002
Submitted: November 19, 2002
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N362DH
Make and model: Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial: 84
Aircraft time: 42,101 hours, 28,207 cycles
System (JASC): 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Corroded
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: V
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

R/H WING BOTTOM SKIN BETWEEN RIB 7 AND 8 AND, FRONT AND CENTER SPAR, SEVERAL AREAS WITH CORROSION.REMOVED CORROSION JUST OUT BOARD OF CENTER SPAR FOUND NTO BE OUT OF LIMITS. REPAIRED BY BLENDING OUT CORROSION, ENSURING AREA WAS CRACK AND CORROSION FREE BY HFEC INSPECTION FOLLOWED BY FLAP PEENING AND REPROTECTING AREA, ALL IAW A300 SRM AND RAS/BAE/1355/2002

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