Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
August 9, 2008
Submitted
August 12, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
467
Aircraft time
50,486 hours, 10,479 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
A5547150001608
Part serial
HF1182
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
T
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

UPON INSPECTION OF RUDDER BY THERMOGRAPHY IAW EO 6-5530-7-5004 PT 2 PARA 8 STEP C AND D THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS WERE NOTED IN ADDITION TO ORIGINAL FINDINGS REF EA 6-5740-118399 THE UPPER RT PORTION OF THE RUDDER HAS 1 ADDITIONAL AREA OF MOISTURE MEASURING .960 WIDE BY .600 TALL APPROX 1.5 INCHES AFT OF 37MM NOTED AREA. REMOVED DAMAGE AND REPAIRED RUDDER IAW EA 6-5540-121333, RELEASE DATE 24 JUL, 2008.

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