Service difficulty report · Flap · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
August 5, 2023
Submitted
August 31, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N652FE
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
735
Aircraft time
39,713 hours, 21,680 cycles
Part
Flap
Part number
A5796030000200
Part serial
FH1179
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
X
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

2EA CRACKS (30MM & 7MM) WERE FOUND AT L/H WING CENTER FLAP RIB25 AFT AREA OF TOP SURFACE RIB FLANGE. ACCOMPLISHED THE RIB FLANGES AND LOWER SKIN CUT OUT, REPAIRED WITH REPAIR ANGLES AND DOUBLERS (LOWER SKIN CUT OUT WAS FOR ACCESS REQUIREMENT) I.A.W FEDEX EA NO:T6- 5750-T0328396 A P2, SEQ NO:859, TITLE:WINGS-FLIGHT SURFACES-LH CENTER FLAP, CRACKS IN UPPER FLANGES OF RIBS 11,17,19,25,26, AND 27-ALI 575306-01 "MAJOR REPAIR"