Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
September 8, 2011
Submitted
September 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N689FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
875
Aircraft time
6,019 hours, 3,293 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
Location
Rt Wing Te Flap
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

RT INBD FLAP UPPER SURFACE APPROX 18" AFT OF L/E AND 1.5" OTBD OF RIB 6A; THERE IS A GOUGE APPROX 6 IN LONG X 2.5 INCHES WIDE AND 0.070 IN DEEP AT DEEPEST AREA. BLENDED DAMAGED AREA IAW SRM 51-73-10, CHECKED LIMITS - ORIGINAL .031, REMAINING .013, MATERIAL LOSS .018. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 57-50-00. NDT FOR CRACKS NO CRACKS NOTED. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PATCH IAW TD FOK/279/2011 ISSUE B AND REPROTECTED AREA IAW SRM 51-75-10. OPS CHECK AND GAP CHECK OF INNER RT FLAP AND MOVABLE FAIRING GOOD IAW AMM 27-50-21-04.

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