Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
August 15, 2013
Submitted
August 15, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N744FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
664
Aircraft time
62,218 hours, 19,444 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
A5547157500100
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Rudder
Component
Rudder · Airbus
Component part number
A55471500026
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

WATER TRAPPED AREA WAS FOUND AT RH RUDDER TRAILING EDGE FASTENERS ROW 37 SCREW. OUTER SKIN CUT OUT 3.5" AND DRY THE AREA, AND PERFORMED A TAP-TEST FOR DAMAGE FREE IAW SRM 55-41-12 STEP 1. INSTALLED INNER SKIN WITH RESIN IAW SRM 51-77-10 PARAGRAPH 2 H. INSTALLED REPLACEMENT CORE AND FILLED GAPS AT CORE EDGES, CURE THE FILLER AT 149 DEGREES IAW SRM 55-41-12 STEP 2. PERFORMED OUTER SKIN REPAIR AND CURE THE RESIN AT 140 DEGREES IAW SRM 55-41-12 FIG.221 REPAIR WAS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100

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