Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
August 24, 2004
Submitted
August 25, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N364DH
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
141
Aircraft time
45,700 hours, 26,427 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

IN CONJUCTION WITH DHL2004364015, REMOVE & REPLACE DOUBLER AT FRA, 26 & LONGERON 43 LEFT. REMOVED FLOOR PANEL, SIDE WALL PANEL TO GAIN ACCESS TO REPAIR AT STR 43L, FR 26. REMOVED REPAIR DOUBLER AT STR 43L, FR 26, CUT-OUT UPPER SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER IN AREA. TRIMMED OUT DISBONDED LOWER SKIN DOUBLER. PERFORMED DEBOND CHECK AT LAP SEAM STR 43L FR 26, NO DEBOND NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSP FUSELAGE SKIN CUT OUT AND FASTENERS HOLES. NO CRACKS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED ULTRASONIC THICKNESS TEST ON FOUR SKIN PANELS IN REWORKED AREA FOUND SKIN PANELS WITHIN A-300 SRM LIMITS. ALL FASTENERS IN REWORK AREA HAS 2 D OR GREATER ED AND HOLE SIZES ARE WITHIN LIMITS. TREATED ALL REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED REPAIR.

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