Service difficulty report · None · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
November 8, 2021
Submitted
November 23, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N685FE
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
803
Aircraft time
30,791 hours, 17,401 cycles
Part
None
Condition
Unknown
Location
Zone 300
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

AIRCRAFT REPAIR ASSESSMENT :EXISTING EXTERNAL DOUBLER FOUND ON RUDDER TRAILING EDGE APEX AREA LOCATED BTW T/E SCREW LINE NO.20 AND NO.21 FASTENER COUNTED FROM LOWER SIDE POSITION. COMPLIED WITH ATTACHMENT B OF EO: E6-5100-7-5000 D7 PT1, INSPECTION OF EXISTING REPAIR DETERMINED IT TO BE CURRENT WITH FAA APPROVED DATA A300-600F SRM 55-41-12-201, PARA.13, PAGE 237-239, FIG 209, THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR CATEGORY B REPAIR WITH SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS, THE INITIAL THRESHOLD IS 30000FC, REPETITIVE INTERVAL AND METHOD ARE TO BE DETERMINED BY OEM REF TO SRI 55-41-12-2- 001- 00, PARA.3.A, PAGE.202-204, TABLE.202."FOR RECORD PURPOSES ONLY""MAJOR REPAIR"