Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
October 19, 2010
Submitted
October 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N815FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
638
Aircraft time
31,835 hours, 10,221 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
A53981540236
Condition
Dented
Location
Zone 200
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 SIDE FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN FRAMES 73 TO 73A AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 29 TO 31 LT HAS A DENT AND CREASE MEASURING 9 IN X 305 IN AND .019 IN DEEP. ALSO THE DENT CROSSED OVER STRINGER 30 LT. EVALUATED DAMAGE AND FOUND DENT BETWEEN FR 73 AND 73A AND BETWEEN STRINGER 29 AND 30 LT TO BE WITHIN LIMITS AFTER DRESS OUT IAW SRM 53-10-12,PB 101, FIG 110, PAGES 133/134. PERFORMED CUT OUT OF DAMAGED SECTION OF SKIN BETWEEN FR 73 TO 73A AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 30 TO 31 LT AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL PERMANENT SKIN REPAIR IAW SRM 53-10-12, FIG 225, SHEET 3, PAGE 365/366. FOLLOW UP TRACKING REQUIREMENTS IAW SRI 53-10-12-2-005-00, PARA 3.E, TABLE 211 AND FIG 207. INITIAL AT 43,750 FLIGHT CYCLES, REPEAT EVERY 10,400 FC METHOD ULTRASONIC AND EDDY CURRENT.

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