What was found
VERTICAL STABILIZER TIP IS CRACKED AND DELAMINATED AT THE FWD HOIST POINT HOLE. REPAIRED VERTICAL STAB TIP ERROSION DAMAGE BY REMOVING DAMAGE SKIN PLYS, APPLING A WET LAYUP FIBERGLASS REPAIR AND REFINISHING IAW SRM 55-34-11.
- Difficulty date
- March 7, 2008
- Submitted
- March 11, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N425FE
- Make and model
- Airbus A310203
- Aircraft serial
- 264
- Aircraft time
- 36,499 hours, 24,558 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Tip Cap
- Part number
- A5537016500000
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- 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.