Service difficulty report · Structure · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
March 3, 2000
Submitted
November 15, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838AB
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
676
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
Vertical Stab
Part time
16,299 hours, 6,598 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

TAIL OF AIRCRAFT DAMAGED WHILE BEING TOWED OUT OF HANGAR 3. RUDDER SEPARATED INTO 2 PIECES BY A HORIZONTAL TEAR. 1 FOOT SECTION OF REAR SPAR VERTICAL STAB MISSING. ON THE RT SIDE, THE SKIN COMPOSITE MATERIAL IS RIPPED FROM THE STABILIZER FRAME. THE WIDTH OF THE AFT SECTION NEAR TO THE REAR SPAR IS ABOUT 18 INCHES. DAMAGE THROUGH THE VERTICAL STABILIZER TO LT SIDE IS APPARENT IN A NUMBER OF PLACES. A VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER ARE BEING SOURCED. WHEN THIS IS DONE REPLACEMENT IS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED. (X)

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