SDR USAA2011020190458

Service difficulty report · Longeron · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date: January 13, 2011
Submitted: February 2, 2011
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N270AY
Make and model: Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial: 315
Aircraft time: 49,958 hours, 7,650 cycles
System (JASC): 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
Part: Longeron
Condition: Corroded
Location: Fuselage
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

CWF - MAJOR REPAIR - S2 CHECK - CORROSION ON LONGERON AT FR 30, S26, Y=0, Z=0. REPLACED LONGERON AT FR 30, S26, Y=0, Z=0 IAW A330 DRAWING F53275651. AFTER FURTHER REVIEW BY THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS EVENT WAS CPCP RELATED AND CLASSIFIED AS A LEVEL 2 FINDING.

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