Service difficulty report · Rib · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
December 7, 2009
Submitted
December 7, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N655FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
742
Aircraft time
22,977 hours, 11,871 cycles
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Rib
Part number
A5724012320300
Condition
Gouged
Location
Nr 5 Spoiler
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

RIGHT WING T/E AREA; SPOILER NR 5 HINGE SUPPORT RIB IS GOUGED AT WS 1260. SMOOTHED OUT GOUGED AREA IAW SRM 51-73-10. ORIGINAL THICKNESS WAS 0.145. REMAINING THICKNESS TAPERS FROM 0.145 TO 0.052. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC OF BLENDED AREA NTM 51-10-08. NO CRACKS NOTED. ALODINED, PRIMED AND PAINTED REF AMM 51-23-10-0. FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS REF EA 6-5710-135146.

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