Service difficulty report · Stringer · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
August 23, 2012
Submitted
August 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N741FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
611
Aircraft time
48,447 hours, 20,480 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4158
Part
Stringer
Part number
A53971006208
Condition
Corroded
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
48,447 hours, 20,480 cycles
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

AFT CARGO BAY FR 54-FR 54.1, S56L STRINGER CORRODED. REMOVE THE RELATED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-40-21. BLEND OUT THE CORROSION IAW SRM 51-74-10 & APPLY ALODINE IAW SRM 51-21-10. MEASURE THE REMAINING THICKNESS IAW NTM 51-10-04 & CHECK FOR CRACK IAW NTM51-10-08, THE REMAINING THICKNESS IS 0.144 INCHES AND NO CRACK FOUND. THE ORGINAL THICKNESS IS 0.157 INCHES IAW DAN 51B-2 AND THE CLEANUP DEPTH IS LESS THAN HALF THE ORIGINAL THICKNESS, SO IT NEED TO REINFORCE THE STRINGER. MAKE THE REPAIR PARTS AND INSTALL THE REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-10-14-201, FIG 203. RESTORE FINISH IAW SRM 51-75-10 AND APPLY CIC TO THE REPAIR AREA IAW SRM 51-23-00. THIS IS CATEGORY B REPAIR AND IT MUST BE INSPECTED AT DEFINED INTERVALS SRI53-10-14-2-008-00.

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