Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
June 8, 2011
Submitted
June 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N381HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1114
Aircraft time
4,217 hours, 816 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 18698-19228
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

FOUND DAMAGE ON LT FUSELAGE BETWEEN STA 18698 AND 19228, AND BETWEEN STRINGER 28 AND 30. BLENDED UPPER AND LOWER GOUGED AREA. UPPER AT .040 MATERIAL REMAINING. LOWER AT 0.062 REMAINING UPPER BLEND 1.2500" W X .7500" H LOWER BLEND 1" W X .7500". HFEC OF FUSELAGE SKIN - NO CRACKS INDICATED, TOTAL DENT TO LIDS. W X 10"H DEPTH TOTAL=0.307. DRILLED OUT RIVETS FROM EFFECTED AREA AND REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF STRINGER 27 IAW SRM 53-00-13, CUTOUT DAMAGED SKIN IAW SRM53-00-11. FABRICATED DOUBLER AND TRANSFERRED DRILL HOLES IAW SRM 53-00-11. HFEC CK AROUND DAMAGE CUT OUT AREA. FABRICATED FILLER FROM 2024T-3.063. MATERIAL VERIFICATION DOUBLER 2024T-3 0.071. HOLES THRU STRINGER PENDING. COUNTERSUNK HOLES FOR 1097-6. FABRICATED DOUBLER FILLER STRINGER, SPLICE, OK TO INSTALL. ACCOMPLISH HFEC AROUND DAMAGE CUTOUT AREA, NO CRACK INDICATION. REPAIRED FUSELAGE IAW SRM 53-00-11, FIG 224 AND STRINGER IAW SRM 53-00-13, FIG 201. IAW SRI 53-00-11 ACFT NEEDS PERFORM AN ULTRA SONIC EDDY CURRENT INSP. ITEM DEFER IAW MON. NEED EDDY CURRENT INSP BFR 11500 F/C, ITEM TRANSFERRED TO LIDS.

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