Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
December 10, 2009
Submitted
December 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
549
Aircraft time
35,615 hours, 13,583 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PREVIOUS EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER LOCATED AT RT SIDE FUSELAGE SKIN AT FRAME 74 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 39 TO 41 RT MEASURES 9 INCHES X 7.2 INCHES, WITH A SKIN CUTOUT BETWEEN STRINGERS 39 AND 40 RT MEASURES 2.7 INCHES X 1.7 INCHES. PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED REPAIR LOCATED AT RT SIDE FUSELAGE SKIN AT FRAME 74 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 39 TO 41 RT WAS DETERMINED NOT TO BE IAW SRM 53-10-12 FIG 225 SHEET 2, DUE TO OUTER FASTENER ROW IS 5/32 RIVETS. REPAIR IS DONE IAW SRM 53-10-12 FIG 205 WHICH IS NOT EFFECTIVE ANYMORE, BASED ON A VISUAL EVALUATION OF REPAIR INSTALLED. VISUAL EVALUATION CONSISTED OF, CORRECT LOCATION, SHAPE, SIZE, FASTENER TYPE, NR, SPACING AND EDGE MARGIN, MATERIAL THICKNESS AND TYPE ALSO GENERAL WORKMANSHIP OF PREVIOUS INSTALLATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED OUTER FASTENER ROW WITH NAS1097DD 6 RIVETS IAW SRM 53-10-12 FIG 225 SHEET 2. THIS IS A MAJOR REPAIR IAW GMM 6-2-100. FOLLOW UP TRACKING IAW EA6-5318-81085 THIS IS AN AGING ACFT INSPECTION FINDING.

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