# SDR AALA202209011414

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: August 31, 2022
- Submitted: September 1, 2022
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N732US](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N732US), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A319-112
- Registry model: [Airbus A319-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a319-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 1203
- Aircraft time: 59,412 hours, 35,564 cycles
- System (JASC): [5540 · Rudder Structure](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5540)
- Part: None
- Part number: D55471128208
- Condition: Corroded
- Location: Zone 300 - Stabs
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202209011414

## Discrepancy

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CORROSION ON RUDDER RIGHT HAND SIDE TRAILING EDGE LOWER APEX STRIP APPROXIMATELY 20 INCHES UP FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE RUDDER. REPLACED RUDDER APEX STRIP PER SRM 55-41-19-300-006.

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