- Difficulty date
- September 9, 2011
- Submitted
- September 12, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Airbus A300B4622R
- Aircraft serial
- 575
- Aircraft time
- 44,560 hours, 22,652 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4158
- Part
- Angle
- Part number
- A57241993202203
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing
- 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 INBD L/E AREA INSIDE KRUEGER FLAP WELL, OTBD SIDE OF FLAP WELL BETWEEN RIB 1 & RIB 2, 1.50" CRACK ON FIXED L/E STRUCTURE. REMOVED 3 EA PROTECTIVE COVERING IAW SRM 51-40-21. REMOVED CRACKED REINFORCING ANGLE IAW SRM 51-40-21. LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW REINFORCING ANGLE IAW SRM 51-72-10. INSTALLED NEW REINFORCING ANGLE IAW SRM 51-40-21. APPLIED TOP COAT WHERE NEEDED IAW SRM 51-23-10. INSTALLED 3EA PROTECTIVE COVERING PANELS IAW SRM 51-40- 20.