Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
April 9, 2017
Submitted
April 10, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N670FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
777
Aircraft time
28,540 hours, 15,439 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
A55471710004
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rudder
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

WHILE PERFORMING THERMOGRAPHY INSP. OF RUDDER SIDE SHELLS IAW WORK CARDS E 6- 5540-E0319362P1 & 55400090-00-11, 1 EA AREA OF FLUID INGRESS DETECTED AT R/H SIDE FWD OF FASTENER #20 AS MARKED (FLUID INGRESS WAS VERIFIED WITH U.T. INSP. NTM PT. 4, 51- 10-24. COMPLIED WITH FEDEX E.A # 6-5540-T0332413 TITLE; STABILIZERS- RIDDER-RH WATER INGRESS- REPAIR-RJC TRACKING AND REPAIRED RUDDER PER AIRBUS CUSTOMER SERVICES MESSAGE #80284813 AND A300- 600 SRM 55-41-12, PB 201, PARA 31B, FIG 221. REV 01 NOV 2016, MAJOR REPAIR.

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