Service difficulty report · Spar · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
July 26, 2011
Submitted
August 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717FD
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
361
Aircraft time
37,996 hours, 36,158 cycles
Part
Spar
Part number
A57140885002
Condition
Damaged
Location
Center Wing Box
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

DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EO6-5710-7-3305, D2, PT3 WORK STEP 6, FOUND HOLE 'A' EXISTING FASTENER HOLE DIAMETER 0.625" IS BIGGER THAN NEW FASTENER SIZE 0.562" AT CENTER WING BOX REAR SPAR AND BOTTOM PANEL AT JUNCTION WITH FUSELAGE LT SIDE. INSTALLED NEW FASTENER PER EA 6-5710-143621. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR PER FEDEX GMM 6-2-100 REV 112.

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