Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
August 11, 2011
Submitted
August 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
369
Aircraft time
41,585 hours, 19,942 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
A5397327820200
Condition
Gouged
Location
Fuselage
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

UPPER AFT AREA OF AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT, EXT SURFACE, HAS MULTIPLE SCRATCHES EXTENDING 10" AFT OF CUTOUT (FR63) BETWEEN STRINGERS 27R & 28R. SMOOTHED AND BLENDED 10" SQ IN AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT EXT SURFACE FR63, STR 27 & 28 IAW SRM 51-73-10. MAP AREA FOR NDT REMAINING THICKNESS . FOUND WITHIN ALLOWABLE L/E LIMIT .079 MATL LOSS .012 AND .009. R & R 3 EA HILOKS IAW SRM 53-17-12, FIG 103, PG 119-120. REPROTECTED AREA IAW A51-75-10. ORG THICKNESS .236 & .158, FIG 2, PAGE 11, REMAIN THICKNESS .224 & .149.

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