Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
March 28, 2023
Submitted
March 28, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N383HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1217
Aircraft time
49,900 hours, 7,882 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

SHIP 383 DURING M CHECK, RHW BUTTSTRAPS F5755080020300(QTY 02), F57550465203000(QTY 01) WERE FOUND SEVERELY CORRODED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. DUE TO LONG LEAD TIME OF SPARES, LOCAL MANUFACTURING WAS SOUGHT FROM AIRBUS. LOCAL MANUFACTURING APPROVAL WAS GIVEN, HOWEVER RAW MATERIAL ABS5216-04 EXTRUSION WAS NOT READILY AVAILABLE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: BUTTSTRAPS REMOVED, SENT FOR FABRICATION AND INSTALLED AS PER SRM 51-42-11. ACCOMPLISHED ER/A 607109-14. (2691833)

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