Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
July 13, 2020
Submitted
September 8, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
728
Aircraft time
35,707 hours, 19,423 cycles
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

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

TRAPPED WATER INDICATION ON ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN PANEL HONEYCOMB CORE CELLS. LOCATED AT 12 INCH OUTBOARD FROM RIB 7 AND 16 INCH FROM TRAILING EDGE ON LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER (1EA) (L=7.5 INCH. W=3 INCH). REPAIRED ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN PANEL HONEYCOMB CORE CELLS AT LEVEL 12 INCHES FROM O/B ERIB 7 AND 16 INCHES FROM T/E ON HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, IAW A300 SRM 55-21-12 P.B. 201 PARA 5.B. THIS REPAIR IS APPLICABLE TO THE INSPECTION PROGRAM DEFINED IN SRI AND FIRST INSPECTION AFTER A/C FIRST FLIGHT AT 42500FC/89000FH, IAW SRI 55-21-12-2-001-00 TABLE 202. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION AND INSPECTION METHOD TBD. EXACT LOCATION IS BTW STA 379 AND STA 402, AS PER A300 AMM 06-31-55-00 AND EA 6-5520-T0355929 (P1). REPAIR CAT-B AND TRACKING IS ON EA.

More about the Airbus A300 F4-605R