Service difficulty report · Tee Fitting · Airbus A310222

Difficulty date
July 19, 2010
Submitted
July 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417FE
Make and model
Airbus A310222
Aircraft serial
333
Aircraft time
45,038 hours, 22,746 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D3A
Part
Tee Fitting
Part number
A5711230120000
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 TEE FITTING HOLE "C" SHOWS A CRACK INDICATION WHILE PERFORMING BHEC FOR NDT. CONTACT ENGINEERING. ENGINEER SHALL COORDINATE A REPAIR WITH ACFT MFG THAT IS ACCEPTABLE TO THE FAA OR DGAC. REPAIRED HOLE IAW EA 6-5710-136669, TITLE "WINGS - EO 5710-7-3322-CTR WING LOWER SKIN TEE FITTING AT RIB 1 AND STIFFENER 8 (LT)". REINSTALLED STIFFENER IAW SRM 51-40-21, PARA 7.

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