Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
April 5, 2024
Submitted
May 13, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
760
Aircraft time
38,767 hours, 21,402 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
A5796030000200
Part serial
FH1207
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
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

1EA CRACK (75MM) WAS FOUND AT LH WING CENTER FLAP RIB20 AFT AREA OF TOP SURFACE RIB FLANGE. ACCOMPLISHED THE FLANGE REPAIR AT RIB 20 BETWEEN UPPER SKIN S-2.8 TO REAR SPAR AND EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR ENCLOSED BY LOWER SKIN RIB 19 TO RIB 20 AND S-2.1 TO REAR SPAR. THE REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS CAT.A MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100 I.A.W FEDEX EA NO:T6-5750- T0378801 P1, SEQ NO:1119, TITLE: WINGS-FLIGHT SURFACES-LH CENTER FLAP-CRACKS IN UPPER FLANGES OF RIBS 11,12,13,20,25 AND 26, WITH OVERSIZED HOLE ON UPPER SKIN AT RIB 11-

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