Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
November 19, 2011
Submitted
January 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N652FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
735
Aircraft time
25,843 hours, 13,592 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
A5786405720400
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing Slat
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

PREVIOUS FLUSH REPAIR LOCATED ON LT WING NR 2 SLAT NOSE SKIN BETWEEN RIBS 25 AND 27 HAS 43 EA BLIND BOLTS WITH RUST STARTING FROM COATING LOSS. PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED REPAIR LOCATED ON LT WING NR 2 SLAT NOSE SKIN BETWEEN RIB 25 AND RIB 27 WAS DETERMINED NOT TO BE IAW FSRM 57-43-11, FIG 201 SHEETS 1 AND 2 PGS 202-206. DUE TO RUSTY FASTENERS AND SPACING, BASED ON VISUAL EXAMINATION WITH REPAIR INSTALLED. R & R FASTENERS IAW FSRM 51-40-21 AND FSRM 57-43-11 AND COMPLIED WITH VERIFICATION EA 6-5750-156077 PT1 APPROVAL WC 57504145 SEQ 1249. CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR IAW GMM 6-2-100.

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