Service difficulty report · Spar · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
January 25, 2011
Submitted
January 26, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N663FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
766
Aircraft time
22,605 hours, 12,057 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Center Wing Box
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

DURING HFEC OPEN HOLE INSPECTION CRACK INDICATION FOUND AT RT CTR WING BOX OF REAR SPAR HOLE (I) ON SECOND LAYER EDGE FROM FWD APPROX 0.5" (L2) LONG. THE THIRD LAYER CRACK IS NOT A CRACK AT ALL. INSTEAD IT IS A STRAIGHT LINE BUTT-JOINT BETWEEN THE REAR SPAR AND THE SHIM AS SHOWN IN EO NR 6-5710-7-3305D PART 2.

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