Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
July 20, 2010
Submitted
July 27, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
760
Aircraft time
22,251 hours, 11,844 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Worn
Location
Nr 1 Slat
Component
Slat
Component part number
A57863251162001
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 WING NR1 SLAT ERODED ABOVE NR1 PYLON, BLEND OUT THE EROSION AREA TO SMOOTH CONTOUR AND MEASURED THE AREA MAX DIMENSION IS 4" * 0.9" AND (3) LAYERS DAMAGED, THEN REPAIRED WITH FIBERGLASS AND RESIN COMPOUND. (CURE AT 180 DEGREE F) IAW EA NR 6-5750-141608. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.

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