Service difficulty report · Spar · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
August 25, 2011
Submitted
September 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
316
Aircraft time
49,430 hours, 23,151 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Part number
A57112205200
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 600
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

HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT OPEN HOLE INSP CARRIED OUT AND FOUND HOLE ITEM 29 ON RT WING REAR SPAR, NEAR RIB 1 WITH CRACK INDICATION. RT WING REAR SPAR CRACKED FASTENER HOLE REAMED TO DIAMETER 0.560 INCH IAW EO 6-5710-7-3322, PART 1, WORK STEP 4G. HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT OPEN HOLE INSPECTION CARRIED OUT IAW NTM REV 74, PART 6. 57-10-12 NO CRACK AND NO DAMAGE FOUND ON REWORKED HOLE. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR IAW GMM 6-2-100, REV 112.

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