What was found
VERTICAL STABILIZER, RIB 1, STRINGER 2RT - 5RT REAR LOWER PLATE. LOWER SURFACE CORRODED APPROX 1IN WIDE X 2IN LENGTH JUST ABOVE RT AFT STABILIZER HINGE. R & R VERTICAL STAB RIB 1AFT LOWER PLATE IAW SRM 51-72-10, PGS 1-3.
- Difficulty date
- January 5, 2011
- Submitted
- January 6, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N443FE
- Make and model
- Airbus A310203
- Aircraft serial
- 283
- Aircraft time
- 42,386 hours, 21,622 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CF680
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Plate
- Part number
- 5537122020000
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- 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.