What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: RUDDER LEFT HAND SIDE SHELL HONEYCOMB CORE STRUCTURE HAS INDICATION OF TRAPPED WATER BETWEEN RUDDER STATIONS 389 AND 569 AND BETWEEN RUDDER RIBS 6 AND 7 - REPAIRED RUDDER PER SRM 55-41-13-300-032
- Difficulty date
- September 7, 2026
- Submitted
- September 27, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N825AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A319132
- Aircraft serial
- 1527
- Aircraft time
- 74,680 hours, 36,127 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Rudder
- Part number
- D5547100200000
- Part serial
- TS2893
- Condition
- Saturated
- Location
- Zone 300
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.