Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300B4622

Difficulty date
September 28, 2017
Submitted
September 29, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622
Aircraft serial
361
Aircraft time
44,784 hours, 39,974 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
A5547150001600
Part serial
HF1177
Condition
Dented
Location
Rudder
Part time
14,619 hours, 8,017 cycles
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

RUDDER OUTER LEFT SKIN APPROX 4.5FT FROM BOTTOM OF RUDDER AND APPROX 3 FT FROM THE LEADING EDGE SPAR THERE IS A DENT " BY 0.025". REPAIRED SKIN IAW SRM 55-41-12 PARA 30 FIG 219-220, AND COMPLIED WITH EA 6-5540-T0335649 CLASSIFIED AS A CAT "B" MAJOR REPAIR.

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