# SDR FDEA202007131809

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: July 13, 2020
- Submitted: September 8, 2020
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N651FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N651FE), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A300 F4-605R
- Registry model: [Airbus A300 F4-605R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-f4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 728
- Aircraft time: 35,707 hours, 19,423 cycles
- System (JASC): [5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5522)
- Part: Skin
- Part number: A55276055000E51
- Part serial: CP12715
- Condition: Delaminated
- Location: Lt Elevator
- Part time: 18,918 hours, 10,858 cycles
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: T
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202007131809

## Discrepancy

TRAPPED WATER INDICATION ON ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN PANEL HONEYCOMB CORE CELLS.  LOCATED AT 9 INCH INBOARD FROM RIB 5 AND 13 INCH FROM TRALING EDGE.  ADDITIONALLY, A DISBONDED AREA WAS FOUND WITHIN THIS SPOT, ON LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER (1 EA) (L=3   INCH. W=2.3 INCH.).  REPAIRED LT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN PANEL HONEY COMB CORE CELL LOCATED AT 9.5 INCH FROM ERIB 5 AND 12.5 INCH FROM T/E ON LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AS PER SRM A300 55-21-12 PAGE BLOCK 201 PARAGRAPH 5.J.  EXACT LOCATION IS BETWEEN STA 274 AND STA 327, AS PER AMM 06-31-55-00 AND EA 6-5520-T0355929 (P1).  THIS REPAIR IS CAT A.

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