Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A330243F

Difficulty date
February 17, 2021
Submitted
February 18, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N335QT
Make and model
Airbus A330243F
Aircraft serial
1534
Aircraft time
23,663 hours, 7,349 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT77
Engine time
23,499 hours, 7,231 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Lt Wing Slat
Component
Slat · Airbus
Component part number
F5746348800400
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

DURING TRANSIT CHECK OF N335QT AIRCRAFT (MIA STATION), A "DENT" WAS FOUND ON SLAT NR 4 OF THE LEFT WING. IAW AIRBUS SRM TASK 57-40-00-283-001, THE DAMAGE (DENT) WAS FOUND OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS AND THEREFORE IT WAS REQUIRED TO CONSULT THE MANUFACTURER AIRBUS. TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IAW AIRBUS RDAF NR 80885378/006/202. THE TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS LIMITED TO TWO (FC) FLIGHT CYCLES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED TO SERVICE AND A DIRECT FLIGHT WAS SCHEDULED TO MDE WHERE THE CHANGE OF SLAT NR 4 OF THE LEFT WING WILL BE MADE.

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