Service difficulty report · Wedge · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
March 7, 2012
Submitted
March 7, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N729FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
657
Aircraft time
32,224 hours, 17,596 cycles
Part
Wedge
Part number
A5527679620495
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Elevator
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

LEFT LOWER ELEVATOR HAS NR 2 SPOT OF CORROSION 1 SQ" X 1 SQ" EACH. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-74-10 PG 210 B, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 55-20-00, PG 104. REMOVED DAMAGED WEDGE IAW SRM 51-40-44, PG 20. INSTALLED NEW WEDGE IAW SRM 51-40-21, PG 7. TREATED BARE METAL IAW SRM 21-21-10, PG 208-209. APPLIED FILLER IAW SRM 55-21-12, PG 255-258, FIG 210. REPROTECTED AREA IAW A300-600-51-75-10, PG 203.

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