Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
May 27, 2014
Submitted
May 27, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N680FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
794
Aircraft time
22,409 hours, 12,195 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
A5397452620000
Condition
Scratched
Location
Fuselage
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

LOWER FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN SCRATCHED, LOCATION BETWEEN FRAME 66 & 67 FROM STRING 49 RT TO 52 RT. DURING PRELIMINARY INSPECTION WAS FOUND, BLEND OUT THE SCRATCHED ARE & MEASURE THE MAX DEPTH 0.036"X2.7"X1.7" DXLXW OVER ALLOWABLE LIMIT IAW AB6F SRM 53-17-12 & 53-10-12 DIAGRAM 101. DRILL OUT AFFECTED FASTENERS & CUT OUT THE DAMAGE SKIN LXW=2.7"X1.75". COMPLIED WITH AB6F SRM 53-10-12 PARAGRAPH 11. FABRICATED THE DOUBLER & INSTALL THE DOUBLER WITH RIVETS BY SEALANTS. COMPLIED WITH IIR 53-10-12-2-002-00 TABLE 205C.

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