Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
March 8, 2011
Submitted
May 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
579
Aircraft time
39,732 hours, 21,858 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
A53610873
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Fuselage
Part time
39,732 hours, 21,858 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

INCORRECT SKIN FASTENER USED DURING PREVIOUS REPLACEMENT OF INTERNAL DOUBLER BETWEEN FRS 12-12A LT FUSELAGE (FWD LAV SERVICE PANEL AREA) ALSO SKIN DAMAGE OBSERVED LOCAL TO FASTENER HOLES. FOUND DURING C2 CHECK, PREVIOUS REPAIR INTERNAL PRODUCTION DOUBLER REPLACED. REASSESSED / RE-EVALUATED USING ORIGINAL DOCUMENT NRC 0002185 REPAIR FOUND TO BE CLASSED AS MAJOR AND 2 DISCREPANCIES FOUND. FASTENERS REMOVED AND NEW FASTENERS REPLACED IN DOUBLER/ SKIN IAW DWG A53610873 AND SRM 51-40-30. SKIN DAMAGE BLENDED AND FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 53-12-12 MATERIAL REMOVED .005" REMOVAL LIMIT .0063".

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