What was found
DURING THERMOGRAPHIC INSPECTION METHOD, VERTICAL STABILIZER RUDDER, RT SIDE PANEL HAS TRAPPED FLUID AT HOISTING POINT NR 2. DAMAGED AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS NR 70561884/006 AND 70561884/007.
- Difficulty date
- April 27, 2012
- Submitted
- May 21, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- EE4Y151M
Cooperativa Autogestionaria de Servicios Aeroindus - Aircraft
- N525NK
- Make and model
- Airbus A319132
- Aircraft serial
- 2942
- Aircraft time
- 20,902 hours, 10,053 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Rudder
- Component
- Rudder · Airbus
- Component part number
- D5547100400000
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- T
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.