SDR FDEA202303150709

Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date: March 15, 2023
Submitted: April 21, 2023
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N725FD
Make and model: Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial: 572
Aircraft time: 54,494 hours, 30,318 cycles
System (JASC): 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Part number: A55276055000
Part serial: CG1086
Condition: Damaged
Location: Zone 300
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: 9
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

1EA WATER TRAPPED AREA (65MMX95MM)WAS FOUND AT NO.30 FASTENER OF LH ELEVATOR TOP SKIN.(COUNTING FROM I/B TO O/B) REPAIRED THE DAMAGE AREA WITH CORE AND PLIES.THIS IS CAT.B REPAIR. I.A.W A300-600 SRM 55-21-12-201-2, PARA.5J, PAGE.266-270, FIG.212(SHEET-3) & SRI:55-21-12-201, IIR:55-21-12-2-001-00, PARA.3A, TABLE.202 "MAJOR REPAIR"