Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
May 6, 2015
Submitted
May 6, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
457
Aircraft time
506 hours, 15,389 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
A57310029200
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing Root
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

RIGHT WING ROOT REAR SPAR BOTTOM SKIN FOUND ONE EACH FASTENER HEAD POPPED OUT. REMOVED THE HEAD POPPED OUT FASTENER IAW SRM 51-40-21. CARRIED OUT ROTOTEST INSPECTION TO FASTENER HOLE IAW NTM 51-10-18, FOUND CRACK. REAMED THE HOLE TO REMOVE CRACK IAW SRM 51-40-44. FURTHER OVERSIZED THE DISCREPANT HOLE BY REAMING ALL LAYERS TO 15.836-15.876MM. WET INSTALLED WITH FASTENER NSA 5350-10 IAW EA 6-5710-T0317253. MAJOR REPAIR IAW GMM 6-2-100.

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