Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
January 29, 2021
Submitted
February 21, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
559
Aircraft time
51,384 hours, 22,447 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
A5734008620900
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
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

RH WING - RIB8~RIB9, SUSPECTED CRACK ACROSS FASTENER HOLE ON LWR SKIN FWD EDGE APPROX 1.0 INCH IN LENGTH COMPLIED WITH EA: 6-5710-T0359505 P1. TITLE: WINGS - BASIC WING STRUCTURE - RH WING BOTTOM SKIN PANEL NO.1 LEADING EDGE BETWEEN RIBS8-9 - CRACK. REPAIRED THE RH WING - RIB8~RIB9, SUSPECTED CRACK ACROSS FASTENER HOLE ON LWR SKIN FWD EDGE. THIS IS CAT B REPAIR. FOLLOW UP INSPECTION PER EA: 6-5710-T0359505. MAJOR REPAIR IAW FEDEX GMM6-2-100.

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