Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
February 10, 2012
Submitted
February 21, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
549
Aircraft time
38,883 hours, 15,033 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Rudder
Component
Rudder · Airbus
Component part number
A5547150001690
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

TWO WATER TRAPPED AREAS WERE FOUND AT RT RUDDER NR 27 SCREW (5.5" X 5") AND NR 38 SCREW (3" X 1.5") (EO 6-5530-7-5004, PART 2) NDT INSPECT L/E AND T/E. THE OUTER SKIN AND EVLUATED THE DIMENSION OF THE DAMAGED AREA ARE 5.5"X5" (NR 27 SCREW) AND 3"X1.5" (NR 38 SCREW). REPAIRED THE AREA WITH NEW HONEYCOMB CORE, LAMINATING RESIN, CARBON FIBER AND FIBERGLASS CLOTH IAW SRM 55-41-12. THE REPAIR EVLUATED PER GMM 6-2-100 AND CLASSIFIED AS MINOR.

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