Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
June 4, 2010
Submitted
June 7, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
233
Aircraft time
35,171 hours, 29,536 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680A3
Part
Skin
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
Component
Flap · Airbus
Component part number
A57970100002
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 INBD FLAP T/E AT MIDSPAN HAS 2EA DISBONDED AREAS ON TOP AND BOTTOM SKINS APPROX 24" (INCHES) LENGTH TOTAL. REMOVED PREVIOUS REPAIR DOUBLER, LT INBD FLAP T/E UPPER SKIN MIDSPAN IAW SRM 51-77-11. CUT OUT DISBONDED UPPER SKIN IAW SRM 57-53-12, PAR 13 B(5). CUT OUT DIMENSIONS 19.25"L X 3.75"W . REMOVED DAMAGED CORE AND INSTALLED CORE REPAIR PLUG IAW SRM 57-53-12, PG 247, STEP 14. THE HONEYCOMB PLUG REPAIRED THE LOWER SKIN. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER FOR UPPER SURFACE. (DIMENSIONS ARE 36"L X 5.5"W) IAW SRM 57-53-12, PAR 2.B. TREATED, PRIMED AND TOPCOATED REPAIR AREA IAW SRM 51-21-1- AND 51-75-10, PAR. 4. COMPLIED WITH EA 6-5750-135207. THIS IS A MAJOR REPAIR IAW GMM 6-2-100. THIS WORK INFORMATION IS ON FILE UNDER WO 48090 AT CWF.

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