Service difficulty report · Fairing · Airbus A330302

Difficulty date
November 22, 2022
Submitted
November 22, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831NW
Make and model
Airbus A330302
Aircraft serial
1783
Aircraft time
22,193 hours, 2,843 cycles
Part
Fairing
Condition
Damaged
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

SHIP 3331 SILICONE PROTECTIVE LAYER MATERIAL WAS MISSING FROM THE LH AND RH UPPER TRIMMABLE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER (THS) APRON FAIRING (LH ASSY P/N: F5508056000251 AND RH ASSY P/N: F5508056000351). THE MISSING SILICONE C/T THE RH THS MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 7-FEET (FWD/AFT) X 2-FEET (UP/DOWN). THE MISSING SILICONE C/T TO THE LH THS MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 7-FEET (FWD/AFT) X 10-INCH (UP/DOWN). CORRECTIVE ACTION: PCOMPLIED WITH ER/A 603999-14 SECT III. (9073030)

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