What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MX. RUDDER HAS EVIDENCE OF TRAPPED WATER ON THE RT SIDE AT THE TE NEAR THE FASTENERS IN TWO LOCATIONS, BETWEEN RUDDER STATIONS 120 & 163 & BETWEEN 249 & 389. RUDDER WAS REPAIRED IAW EA 258302.
- Difficulty date
- February 15, 2016
- Submitted
- February 29, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N162UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A321211
- Aircraft serial
- 1412
- Aircraft time
- 51,089 hours, 19,015 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- D554710020000000
- Part serial
- TS2775
- Condition
- Saturated
- 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.