Service difficulty report · Bracket · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
April 26, 2011
Submitted
May 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N722FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
479
Aircraft time
44,292 hours, 24,278 cycles
Part
Bracket
Part number
A5724198200039
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
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

CRACK INDICATION FOUND APPROXIMATELY 0.2 INCH IN LEGTH DURING HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION ON CENTER HINGE OF LEFT WING NR 1 SPOILER OUTBOARD LUG. LEFT WING NR 1 SPOILER CENTER HINGE BRACKET REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER EO 6-5710-7-3307 EOCN 04 PART 5. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 112.

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