Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
August 21, 2004
Submitted
August 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N364DH
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
141
Aircraft time
45,702 hours, 26,428 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
2024T3
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

FUSELAGE LAP SEAM 44L HAS A BULGE AND A RIVET POPPED JUST AFT OF FR 26. OPEN ACCESS PANELS FOR SHEETMETAL REPAIR AREA FRAME 26 STRINGER 43. CUT OUT LONGERON 43 TO FRAME 26. CUT OUT INNER SKIN DAMAGED AREA, PERFORMED HFEC AT CUTOUT AREA, NO CRACK INDICATED. AREA IS CORROSION FREE & PREVENTIVE BARRIER HAS BEEN RESTORED. AREA COMPLIES WITH THE AERODYNAMIC SMOOTHNESS REQUIREMENT. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER, FILLER PLATE, PLUS FILLER. TREATED, PRIMED & INSTALLED REPAIR. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SPLICE REPAIR. OK TO CLOSE ACCESS PANELS.

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