SDR FDEA202304200794

Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date: April 20, 2023
Submitted: May 2, 2023
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N748FD
Make and model: Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial: 633
Aircraft time: 45,789 hours, 19,217 cycles
System (JASC): 5520 · Elevator Structure
Part: Skin
Part number: A55276055000
Part serial: CP1273
Condition: Delaminated
Location: Lt Elevator
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

1EA WATER TRAPPED AREA(140MM X 180MM) WAS FOUND AT L/H ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN PANEL T/E NO.26 SCREW. ACCOMPLISHED THE COMPOSITE REPAIR, THIS IS CAT.B REPAIR I.A.W A300-600 SRM 55-21-12-201- 2, PARA.5F(REPAIR NO.6) PAGE.239-243, FIG.209(SHEET1-2) & SRI:55-21-12-201, IIR:55-21-12-2-001- 00, PARA.3A, TABLE.202, PAGE.203/204 "MAJOR REPAIR"