Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
May 27, 2010
Submitted
May 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
230
Aircraft time
35,997 hours, 30,322 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Part
Stiffener
Part number
A53774722200
Condition
Cracked
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

LWR FWD CARGO CEILING FRAME 25 FLOORBEAM FWD SIDE 27" RT OF CTRLINE THE VERTICAL STIFFENER IS CRACKED AT THE TOP (APPROX. LENGTH IS 1/4IN) BLENDED CRACK AT FRME 25 IAW SRM 51-73-10. NDT VERIFIED REMOVAL OF CRACK. FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE AND REPAIRED CROSSBEAM AT FR 25 AND 27" RT OF CTRLINE IAW SRM 53-10-15 FIG 203, SHEET 1.

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