SDR FDEA202205071341

Service difficulty report · Hinge Arm · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date: May 7, 2022
Submitted: June 7, 2022
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N664FE
Make and model: Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial: 768
Aircraft time: 35,865 hours, 19,784 cycles
System (JASC): 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
Part: Hinge Arm
Condition: Cracked
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

VERTICAL STABILIZER TO RUDDER NO.4 HINGE ARM FOUND UPPER PART CRACK AND 1EA RIVET HEAD SHEAR AT RIB 10,LH AREA. REPLACED THE UPPER HINGE ARM WITH NEW ONE I.A.W EA NO:6-5530-T0368481 P1, SEQ NO:001036, TITLE:STABILIERS-VERTICAL STABILIZER RUDDER HINGE ARM #4 DAMAGE AND REPLACEMENT & A300-600F SRM 51-72-10-001, PAGE.2 & 51-40-21-001, PARA.6, PAGE.7B-23