What was found
THERMOGRAPHY AND ULTRASONIC INSP CARRIED OUT FOUND TRAPPED WATER ON RT RUDDER SKIN AT T/E BELOW NR 37 SCREW LINE AREAS APPROX 600 SQ MM. ACCOMPLISHED EA 6-5540-150322.
- Difficulty date
- May 29, 2011
- Submitted
- May 31, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N809FD
- Make and model
- Airbus A310324
- Aircraft serial
- 449
- Aircraft time
- 43,363 hours, 14,256 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Delaminated
- Location
- Rudder
- Component
- Rudder
- Component part number
- A5547150001400
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- U
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.