What was found
LT ELEVATOR UPPER SURFACE AT STA 253/ RIB NR 8 UPPER SKIN HAS A HOLE PUNCTURE APPROX 0.25 IN. LONG THROUGH INTO HONEYCOMB. REPAIRED LT ELEVATOR UPPER SURFACE IAW SRM 55-21-11, PARA I, PAGES 248 THRU 252.
- Difficulty date
- May 12, 2011
- Submitted
- May 12, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N716FD
- Make and model
- Airbus A300B4622
- Aircraft serial
- 358
- Aircraft time
- 36,545 hours, 35,159 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Punctured
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Component
- Elevator
- Component part number
- A5527670020300
- 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.