Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus BD5001A11

Difficulty date
September 20, 2024
Submitted
September 24, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3085J
Make and model
Airbus BD5001A11
Aircraft serial
55132
Aircraft time
7,920 hours, 3,024 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500 Le
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 HEAVY MAINTENANCE: WINGS / RH WING / FIXED LEADING-EDGE SKIN / AT SLAT TRACK #6 / CRACK – PERMANENT REPAIR; REFERENCES: /1/ AIRBUS REO 500-57-41-709 /2/ AVIANOR DAMAGE REPORT A49107-1090 /3/ MX-244. DESCRIPTION: DURING CURRENT C1 CHECK (09/2024) ON N3085J (MSN: 55132) @ YMX, WHILE REPAIRING CRACK DAMAGE ON THE RH WING FIXED LEADING EDGE-SKIN SLAT TRACK 6 (P/N:C01612076-005 S/N:AS003185) PER GREO-500-57-41-025, AVIANOR REPORTS 3 HOLES WERE MISS DRILLED ON THE FIXED WING LEADING EDGE SKIN. AVIANOR REPORTED THIS DEVIATION TO AIRBUS CANADA FOR FURTHER DISPOSITION ON REPAIR OF THE CRACK DAMAGE. SEE REF /2/ AVIANOR DAMAGE REPORT, FOR FULL DETAILS. AIRBUS CANADA PROVIDED REF /1/ REO, AS DISPOSITION FOR PERMANENT REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS. THE REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS CONSIST OF CUTTING OUT THE DAMAGED AREA AND PERFORMING A SKIN INSERT REPAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF. /1/ REO. EC AC24-1093-01 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE PERMANENT REPAIR PER REF /1/ REO. SUBSTANTIATION: THIS PERMANENT REPAIR IS APPROVED PER REF /1/, REO AND IS CLASSIFIED AS MINOR IAW REF /3/ MX-244 GUIDELINES.**REV 01** UPON FURTHER REVIEW, WING LEADING EDGE SLAT SKIN IS CLASSIFIED AS PRIMARY STRUCTURE PER ASRP BD500-A-J51-00-00-01AAA-030A-A, AS SUCH THIS REVISION IS TO RECLASSIFY THE REPAIR FROM MINOR TO MAJOR IAW MX-244 GUIDELINES. THE REF /3/ MX-244 HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THE CLASSIFICATION AND THE TASKCARD AC24-1093-01 WILL BE UPDATED TO ENSURE STEPS ARE APPROPRIATELY REFLECTED AS RII. SUBSTANTIATION: THIS PERMANENT REPAIR IS APPROVED PER REF /1/, REO, WING FIXED LEADING EDGE SLAT SKIN IS CONSIDERED PRIMARY STRUCTURE AND IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW REF /3/ MX-244 GUIDELINES. (E/C: AC24-1093-01)

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