SDR FDEA200804161428

Service difficulty report · Rib · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date: April 16, 2008
Submitted: May 18, 2010
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N445FE
Make and model: Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial: 297
Aircraft time: 43,133 hours, 19,692 cycles
Engine: Ge CF680A3
System (JASC): 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
Part: Rib
Condition: Corroded
Location: Zone 500
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

THE RIB 5 FWD BORE ON THE LT MLG IS CORRODED ON THE INSIDE, FOUND AFTER BUSHING WAS REMOVED. THE MAX DIAMETER OF 4.8405 HAS BEEN REACHED, REMOVED LEVEL 1 CORROSION, AND REPAIRED LT MLG RIB 5 IAW EA 6-5710-118108. THIS IS A REPAIR WITH NO ASSIGNED PN.

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