What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: RUDDER LEFT HAND SURFACE HAS EVIDENCE OF TRAPPED WATER AROUND THE LOWER FORWARD HOITING POINT. REPLACED RUDDER PER AMM 27-21-400-001-A.
- Difficulty date
- April 29, 2019
- Submitted
- April 30, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N820AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A319132
- Aircraft serial
- 1397
- Aircraft time
- 59,298 hours, 26,252 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 59,298 hours, 26,252 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.