Service difficulty report · Panel · Airbus A318111

Difficulty date
January 5, 2011
Submitted
January 5, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
EE4Y151M
Cooperativa Autogestionaria de Servicios Aeroindus
Aircraft
N591EL
Make and model
Airbus A318111
Aircraft serial
2333
Aircraft time
21,187 hours, 11 cycles
Part
Panel
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Rudder
Component
Rudder · Airbus
Component part number
D5547100300000
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

VERTICAL STABILIZER, RUDDER PN: D5547100300000, SN: TS-3706, LT AND RT SIDE PANEL WITH FLUID INDICATION (WATER INGRESS) IAW THERMOGRAPHY INSP AROUND HOISTING POINTS . LT SIDE PANEL FLUID INDICATION COMMON TO HOISTING POINT NR 1 & 3 AND RT SIDE PANEL FLUID INDICATING COMMON TO HOISTING POINT NR 2 NOTE: THE DAMAGE REQUIRES A MAJOR REPAIR.

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