Service difficulty report · Spacer · Airbus A310222

Difficulty date
September 27, 2010
Submitted
September 27, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N456FE
Make and model
Airbus A310222
Aircraft serial
318
Aircraft time
35,828 hours, 15,856 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4E1
Part
Spacer
Part number
A538117762
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg Ww
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

RIGHT MLG W/W - SPACER WITH CRACK LOCATED AT FR54 AND AT Y-450 AND Z-1357. AFTER HFEC AND ROTOTEST THE CRACKS REPORTED BY THE VISUAL INSP WERE NOT CONFIRMED. IT WAS JUST A FLAW IN THE SURFACE PROTECTION SYS.

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