SDR FDEA202510061965

Service difficulty report · Rib · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date: October 6, 2025
Submitted: October 13, 2025
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N690FE
Make and model: Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial: 876
Aircraft time: 22,713 hours, 13,304 cycles
System (JASC): 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
Part: Rib
Condition: Cracked
Location: Zone 600
Component: Flap · Airbus
Component part number: A5796030000700
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

RH WING CENTER FLAP INTERNAL STRUCTURE CRACK AT UPR RIB26 STGR-2.7 TO STGR-2.8. ACCOMPLISHED RIB FLANGE REPAIR AT RIB26, S-2.7~S-2.8 AND EXTERNAL PLATE REPAIR AT RIB26~27, REAR SPAR~S-2.2 I.A.W FEDEX EA NO:T6-5750-T0385072 P1, SEQ NO:XXXX, TITLE:WINGS- FLIGHT SURFACES-RH CENTER FLAP-RIB17, RIB18, RIB26 AND RIB27 UPPER FLANGE CRACK BETWEEN STR2.7 AND REAR SPAR. THE REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS CAT.A MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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