Service difficulty report · Spar · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
July 18, 2019
Submitted
August 3, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N733FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
715
Aircraft time
45,975 hours, 24,016 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Part number
A5714129800100
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
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

CRACK SIGNAL WAS FOUND AT RH WING FRONT SPAR RIB9 "S" HOLE AFTER ROTO-TEST INSPECTION COMPLIED WITH FEDEX EA: 6-5710-T0347649 P1, TITLE: WINGS - BASIC WING STRUCTURE - RH WING RIB 9 HOLE S/163 CRACK INDICATION - REPAIR, EO 6-5710-7-5001, SB A300-57-6037. REPAIRED THE CRACKED HOLE S AT RH WING FRONT SPAR RIB 9.THE REPAIR CATEGORY WAS TBD. 6 MONTHS REPAIR LIFE LIMITATION PER RDAS REF: 80639089/004/2019. TITLE: CRACK INDICATION, FRONT SPAR LOWER FLANGE, RIB 9 JOINT, RH WING. MAJOR REPAIR IAW FEDEX GMM 6-2-100

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