Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A330223

Difficulty date
October 6, 2017
Submitted
December 5, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N858NW
Make and model
Airbus A330223
Aircraft serial
0718
Aircraft time
51,057 hours, 6,317 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Lt Elevator
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 3358, DURING INSPECTION LEFT ELEVATOR FOUND WITH 17 AREAS OF WATER INGRESSION. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND COMPLETED PLY CUT OUT PROCEDURE, CORE COVERING WITH RESIN PROCEDURE AND LAY UP OF ADHESIVE FILMS AND REPAIR PLIES PROCEDURES PER SRM 55-21-2XX. LP 0244700

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