Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus BD5001A11

Difficulty date
October 30, 2024
Submitted
November 1, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3104J
Make and model
Airbus BD5001A11
Aircraft serial
55150
Aircraft time
8,023 hours, 3,046 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100
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: FUSELAGE / MID FUSELAGE / REAR BARREL / LOWER SKIN FR 57-58 AND STGR 36L / CORROSION - TIME LIMITED REPAIR; REFERENCES: /1/ AIRBUS CANADA REO 500-53-51-200 /2/ AVIANOR DAMAGE REPORT A49144-1096 /3/ ASRP BD500-A-J53-61-01-04AAB-661A-A /4/ AIRBUS CANADA SNIEO C00001300-S033. DESCRIPTION: DURING THE CURRENT (10/2024) C1 CHECK FOR A/C N3104J (MSN 55150) AT YMX, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE REAR BARREL LOWER SKIN BETWEEN FR57-58 AND STGR36L (PN: C01733918-017). SEE REF/2/, DAMAGE REPORT. THE DAMAGE WAS REVIEWED AGAINST THE REF/3/, ASRP AND NO LIMITS WERE FOUND. THEREFORE, AIRBUS CANADA WAS CONTACTED FOR REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS. AIRBUS CANADA PROVIDED THE REF/1/, REO WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO REMOVE THE DAMAGE BY CUTTING AWAY THE CORROSION AND INSTALLING A DOUBLER AND TIPLER TO REINFORCE THE AREA, AND PERFORM REF /4/ SNIEO. AIRBUS APPROVED THIS REPAIR PER THE REF /1/ REO AS TIME-LIMITED, PENDING FURTHER DTA DUE IN 12 MONTHS. THIS EC AC24-1349-01 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE TIME-LIMITED REPAIR PER THE REF /1/ REO. EC AC24-1349-02 PROVIDES A PLACEHOLDER ISSUED TO TRACK THE 12-MONTH LIMITATION FOR THE DTA. SUBSTANTIATION: THIS TIME LIMITED REPAIR HAS BEEN APPROVED VIA REF/1/, REO AND IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR. (E/C: AC24-1349-01)

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