Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
August 17, 2011
Submitted
August 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
369
Aircraft time
41,585 hours, 19,942 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Part number
A5724244400000
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 500
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

LT WING RIB 5 FWD LUG BORE DIAMETER HAS CORROSION THAT HAS EXCEEDED MAX ALLOWABLE REWORK DIMENSIONS "4.8405 IN". REMOVED LEVEL 1 CORROSION FROM LT WING RIB 5 BY OVERSIZING THE BORE AND SPOT FACING THE AFT LUG FACE, NDT INSPECTED (NIL FINDING) INCLUDED ACID ETCH, FINISHING CUTS WERE PERFORMED AND THE SURFACE PROTECTION WAS RESTORED. NEW OVERSIZED BUSHES WERE MFG AND INSTALLED ALL IAW DWG R572-49121 REV D, WITHOUT DEVIATION. FINAL BORE DIAMETER 4.920" AND LUG THICKNESS 2.235". COMPLIED WITH EO 6-5750-145650 PT 1, WINGS - AD 2008-17-0.

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