Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
November 15, 2011
Submitted
November 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N748FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
633
Aircraft time
32,416 hours, 11,267 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Elevator
Component
Elevator · Airbus
Component part number
A5527605500000
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.

What was found

LT ELEVATOR TOP SKIN APPROX 14 FT FROM ELEVATOR TIP AND 9.5 IN. FROM T/E HAS A PUNCTURED IN COMPOSITES 1.0 IN. X .50 IN REPAIRED 1 EA PUNCTURED ON ELEVATOR TIP OTBD T/E USING CARBON FIBER AND RESIN IAW SRM 55-21-12, PARA 5A. RESTORED SURFACE PROTECTION IAW SRM 51-75-10, PARA 3. REF EA 6-5520-156051.

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