# SDR FDEA201905131041

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: May 13, 2019
- Submitted: May 15, 2019
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N751FD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N751FD), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A300 B4-622R
- Registry model: [Airbus A300 B4-622R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a300-b4-622r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 625
- Aircraft time: 53,804 hours, 23,819 cycles
- System (JASC): [5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5542)
- Part: Skin Panel
- Part number: A5547150002251
- Part serial: TS1339
- Condition: Contaminated
- Location: Rudder
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201905131041

## Discrepancy

PERFORM NDT INSPECTION RUDDER FOUND RT SIDE PONDING AS MARK REPAIRED THE RUDDER RT SIDE AS MARK PER SRM55-41-12/201 PARA31 & EA: 6-5540-T0346748 P1, TITLE: STABILIZERS - RUDDER - WATER INGRESS WAS FOUND ON RUDDER RH PANEL AROUND TRAILING EDGE SCREW. THE REPAIR WAS CATEGORY "B" AND WAS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100. THE FIRST INSPECTION THRESHOLD WAS 30000FC AFTER REPAIR EMBODIMENT. THE SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION INTERVAL WAS TBD. INSPECTION METHOD WAS TBD PER EA: 6-5540-T0346748.

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