Service difficulty report · Elevator · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
May 20, 2021
Submitted
May 20, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N652FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
735
Aircraft time
37,373 hours, 20,182 cycles
Part
Elevator
Condition
Damaged
Location
Left
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

1. 2 EA WATER TRAPPED AREAS (50MM X 50MM)(50MM X 50MM) WERE FOUND AT NO.22 & NO.28 FASTENER OF LH ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN PANEL. 2. 2 EA WATER TRAPPED AREAS WERE FOUND AT NO.2 & NO.7 FASTENER OF LH ELEVATOR LWR SKIN PANEL. THE MAX WATER TRAPPED AREA IS 50MM X 50MM. THE FFASTENER NO. COUNTING FROM I/B TO O/B. REPAIRED THE WATER TRAPPED AREAS (NO. 22, NO. 28, NO. 02, NO. 07) I.A.W. A300-600F SRM 55- 21-12-201, PARA. 5.F, FIG. 201, 209 AND 55-20-00-201 PARA. 5.D. THIS IS CAT. B REPAIR I.A.W. A300-600F SRM 55-21-12-201, P. 203, SRI 55-21-12-201, IIR 55-21-12- 2- 001-00 PARA.3.A.

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