Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
September 3, 2007
Submitted
September 4, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
579
Aircraft time
36,952 hours, 19,398 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Misrepaired
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.

What was found

WASHERS USED BY OLD REPAIR ON RUDDER ARE NOT CONFORM TO SRM 55-41-12/PB 201/FIG 216. DELAMINATION, CORRODED AND TOO SHORT FASTENERS. DELAMINATION OF GFRP FITTING CONNECTION REPAIR PERFORMED AT ALL HINGE FITTINGS IAW SRM 55-41-12/FIG 216.

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