SDR FDEA202311101935

Service difficulty report · Flap · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date: November 10, 2023
Submitted: December 13, 2023
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N660FE
Make and model: Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial: 759
Aircraft time: 37,459 hours, 20,930 cycles
System (JASC): 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
Part: Flap
Part number: A5796030000251
Part serial: FH1163
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

8EA CRACKS (MAX 27MM) WERE FOUND AT LH WING CENTER FLAP RIB12 FWD, 15 FWD, 18 AFT, 27 FWD, 27 AFT AND 25 AFT(3EA) AREA OF TOP SURFACE RIB FLANGE ACCOMPLISHED THE RIB FLANGE REPAIRS AND EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIRS I.A.W FEDEX EA NO:T6-5750-T0377102 P1, SEQ NO:756, TITLE:WINGS-FLIGHT SURFACES-LH CENTER FLAP CRACKS IN UPPER FLANGES OF RIBS 12, 15, 18, 25, 26 AND 27 - ALI 575306-01 "MAJOR REPAIR"