Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
October 8, 2009
Submitted
October 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N659FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
757
Aircraft time
21,714 hours, 11,361 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
A5734008420400
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
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

LT WING LWR SKIN CUTOUT FOR PANEL 575 FB: APPROX 3/16 " (0.187") CRACK ON LWR WING SKIN, FWD EDGE OF PANEL CUTOUT, BEGINNING AT THE OUTBD HOLE (POS G), HOLE COMMON TO DOOR SURROUND ITEM (2) AS SHOWN IN FIGS 1,2 AND 3, PROTRUDING AFT APPROX 5 O-CLOCK DIRECTION (VIEWED LOOKING FWD AND DOWN). DOES NOT EXTEND TO THE EDGE OF SKIN PANEL. COMPLIED WITH EA E6-5710-127988.

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