Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
November 5, 2008
Submitted
November 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420FE
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft serial
339
Aircraft time
40,468 hours, 15,595 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rudder
Component
Rudder
Component part number
A55471500016
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

THERMOGRAPHY INSPECTION OF RUDDER S/N HF1005 SHOWS 3 AREAS OF POSSIBLE DEFECTS, LT SIDE- CONFIRMED BY ULTRASONIC INSP. DEFECTS AT NEAR FASTENERS 9,13 AND 20 COUNTED FROM TOP OF RUDDER REMOVED DAMAGED AREAS AND REPAIRED LT SIDE OF RUDDER IAW EA 6-5540-118122.

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