Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
February 20, 2018
Submitted
March 12, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N277AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
380
Aircraft time
77,032 hours, 10,896 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
F5528000000700
Part serial
CC2282
Condition
Saturated
Location
Rt Elevator
Part time
77,032 hours, 10,896 cycles
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

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE. TRAPPED WATER INDICATION ON RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR HONEYCOMB CORE STRUCTURE UPPER PANEL LOCATED 8.750 INCHES INBOARD FROM ELEVATOR RIB 3 AND 20.5 INCHES AFT FROM LEADING EDGE FASTENER ROW ON RIGHT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. REPAIRED RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR HONEY COMB CORE STRUCTURE UPPER PANEL PER EA 277207 AND SRM 55-21-11-300-016.

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