Service difficulty report · Spar · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
April 29, 2011
Submitted
May 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N722FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
479
Aircraft time
44,292 hours, 24,278 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Part number
A57141304200
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
U
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

ULTRASONIC INSP CARRIED OUT ON LT WING, FOUND ULTRASONIC INDICATION MORE THAN 30 PERCENT ON THE HOLE 'B' AT REAR SPAR UPPER CHORD OTBD OF RIB 9. REPAIRED AS PER E.A. 6-5730-150317 PART 1. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 112.

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