Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
September 11, 2014
Submitted
September 11, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N732FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
713
Aircraft time
39,486 hours, 20,239 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
A55276055000
Part serial
CP1288
Condition
Delaminated
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

TWO EXISTING REPAIRS ON LT ELEVATOR UPPER SURFACE FROM INBD TO OTBD 20 INCHES, FROM AFT TO FWD 20 INCHES. THE EXISTING REPAIR WAS EVALUATED & FOUND IN CONFORMITY WITH SRM 55-21-12 201 PARA 5 B, BUT FOUND DELAMINATION BETWEEN REPAIRED PLIES & CORE. REPAIRED THE DELAMINATION IAW SRM 55-21-12 201 PARA 5A & EA6-5520-T0311277. TITLE STABILIZERS ELEVATORS POST REPAIR INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR SRM COMPOSITE REPAIR ON LT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN PANEL, STATION 160 RSC TRACKING WAS ISSUED & COMPLETED TO REPAIR THE DELAMINATION & FOR TRACKING REQUIREMENT. THE REPAIR WAS CATEGORY B & CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR REPAIR IAW GMM6-2-100, REVISION123, EO6-5100-7-5000D PART 1. TITLE STRUCTURES REPAIR CATALOG REPAIR IDENTIFICATION & TRACKING REQUIREMENTS 14 CFR 121.707 WAS COMPLETED.

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