Service difficulty report · Slat · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
March 7, 2023
Submitted
April 14, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651FE
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
728
Aircraft time
38,277 hours, 21,141 cycles
Part
Slat
Part number
A5786520017500
Part serial
FW1490
Condition
Unknown
Location
Zone 600
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

AGING AIRCRAFT ASSESSMENT : EXISTING FLUSH DOUBLER REPAIR FOUND ON RH WING #3 SLAT NOSE SKIN O/B END. DUE TO NO APPROVED DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT THE REPAIR, REMOVED ALL REPAIR PARTS AND PERFORMED NEW REPAIR TO THE AREA I.A.W. EA# T6-5750-T0373565 P1, TITLE: WINGS- FLIGHT SURFACES-RH #3 SLAT- OUTER SKIN REPAIR AT THE OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE, THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR CATEGORY A REPAIR. "MAJOR REPAIR"