Service difficulty report · Lug · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
October 5, 2010
Submitted
October 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
394
Aircraft time
45,554 hours, 22,114 cycles
Part
Lug
Part number
A5724244900001
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Mlg
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

DURING RIB 5 INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND IN L/H MAIN LANDING GEAR RIB 5, FORWARD LUG. CORROSION WAS REMOVED BY OVERSIZING THE BORE DIAMETER TO 5.015" AND REWORKING THE LUG TO THICHNESS OF 2.237". THE LUG WAS CONFIRMED FREE OF CORROSION BY NDT INSPECTION (NIL FINDINGS), REPROTECTED LUG, OVERSIZED BUSHES, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH OPERATOR REPORTS AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS. THE OPERATOR DEVIATED FROM THE REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS BY MANUFACTURING LARGER DIAMETER BUSHES AND WORKED IT IAW EA 6-5710-142077 WING GEAR RIB 5 LUG BORE REWORK (LHS), SB A310-57-2090, EO 6-5710-7-5010. REF WORK INSTRUCTIONS R572-49121 ISSUE D AND REF MANUFACTURES RAS/BAE/1013736/2010. THIS A MAJOR REPAIR IAW FEDEX GMM 6-2-100.

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