Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
March 15, 2023
Submitted
April 12, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651FE
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
728
Aircraft time
38,277 hours, 21,141 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
A5786325116300
Part serial
FD1281
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

EXISTING REPAIR ON RH WING #1 SLAT TAIL SECTION UPR SKIN, T/E-11.5" POSITION, BTW RIB 8~9, EVALUATE TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT IS ACCOMPLISHED BY APPROVED DATA DUE TO NO EXISTING DOCUMENTATION SUPPORTING THIS REPAIR, REMOVED THE EXISTING REPAIR AND PERFORMED NEW REPAIR TO THE AREA I.A.W. EA # 6-5750-T0373635, TITLE: WINGS- FLIGHT SURFACES-RH #1 SLAT- EXISTING REPAIRS ON TAIL SECTION TOP SKIN-DOUBLER REPAIR, THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR CATEGORY A REPAIR. "MAJOR REPAIR"