Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
August 27, 2023
Submitted
September 22, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740FD
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
559
Aircraft time
53,979 hours, 24,130 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Part number
A5734008620800
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
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

LH WING - LEADING EDGE PANEL 523BB CUTOUT EDGE SKIN 1EA CRACK WAS FOUND COMPLIED WITH EA: 6-5710-T0375872 P1. TITLE: WINGS - BASIC WING STRUCTURE - LH WING BOTTOM SKIN PANEL NO.1 LEADING EDGE BETWEEN RIBS 8-9 - CRACK. REPAIRED THE LH WING LEADING EDGE PANEL 523BB CUTOUT EDGE SKIN CRACK. THIS IS CATEGORY B REPAIR. FOLLOW- UP INSPECTION WAS TRACKED BY EA: 6-5710-T0375872. MAJOR REPAIR IAW FEDEX GMM6-2-100. SEE WRI 57108209 FOR WORK DETAILS.