Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
July 21, 2013
Submitted
July 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
579
Aircraft time
41,339 hours, 23,338 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Lt Elevator
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

SUSPECT WATER INGRESS ON LOWER SKIN OF THE LEFT ELEVATOR. INVESTIGATION CARRIED OUT IAW EA 6-5521-167459 AND EO 6-5520-7-5000, P3. LT ELEVATOR REPLACED.

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