Service difficulty report · Rib · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
January 6, 2026
Submitted
February 2, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N134UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0817
Aircraft time
28,573 hours, 17,416 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
A57960438204
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500 Flap
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

LEFT WING, CENTER FLAP, TOP SKIN RIB FLANGE, 1 CRACK INDICATION NOTED AT RIB 27. CIRCLED IN RED. PERFORM TRAILING EDGE BOTTOM SKIN CUT OUT DOWNSTREAM OF THE REAR SPAR BETWEEN RIB 25 AND RIB 25A AS PER FIGURE 2 SHEET 2 AND GUIDELINES PER SRM 57-50-00 PARAGRAPF 4E. APPLY CUT OUT LENGTH CHORD WISE SUFFICIENTLY TO ENABLE HI-LOK FASTENER REMOVAL AND RE-INSTALLATION OF THE HOISTING BRACKET ATTACHMENT, SEE DRAWING A57960375 ISSUE F SHEET 1. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR IAW EO-96209-REQ1 AND VT-MAE EA 300-5753-27-A4259, REV -.

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