Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus BD5001A11

Difficulty date
July 20, 2024
Submitted
May 1, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N302DU
Make and model
Airbus BD5001A11
Aircraft serial
55070
Aircraft time
12,270 hours, 5,724 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Eroded
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.

What was found

R/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TIP EROSION PROTECTIVE MATERIAL REQUIRES REPAIR. INSPECTED RH HORIZONTAL TIP IN AREA WHERE EROSION TAPE WAS DAMAGE AND FOUND NO UNDERLYING DAMAGE. TRIMMED OFF THE EXCESS EROSION BOOT MATERIAL TO MEET AERODYNAMIC SMOOTHNESS IAW A220 ASRP 55-12-86-01AAA-662A-A. FWD TO MONITOR WITH REPETITIVE GVI EVERY 150 FLIGHT HOURS WITH PERMANENT REPAIR TO BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN 8500 FLIGHT HOURS. (LP# 5794267)

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