What was found
CORROSION EXIST AT VERT STAB REAR SPAR NR 3 RUDDER ATTACHMENT HINGE FITTING COMPLIED WITH EA NR 6-5540-106300. RUDDER RIB 12 AND 13 ATTACH FITTINGS CORROSION. MAJOR REPAIR IAW FED EX GMM 6-2-100.
- Difficulty date
- December 22, 2006
- Submitted
- December 22, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N454FE
- Make and model
- Airbus A310222
- Aircraft serial
- 278
- Aircraft time
- 25,075 hours, 11,999 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5544 · Rudder Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rudder
- 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.