Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
September 28, 2012
Submitted
September 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N718FD
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
365
Aircraft time
38,605 hours, 37,129 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 500
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

LEFT WING LOWER SKIN HOLE 'S' SHOWS EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL DAMAGE FROM STEEL BUSHES THROUGH THE FULL BORE DEPTH. THIS IS A PREVIOUSLY REWORKED HOLE. HOLE 'S' REWORKED UNTIL MECHANICAL DAMAGE REMOVED STARTING AT A BORE DIAMETER OF 0.751"/19.075MM TO FINAL DIAMETER OF 0.7825"/19.8755MM IAW SRM 51-40-30 AND EA 6-5710-162973, PAGE 5.

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