Service difficulty report · Rudder · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
June 4, 2023
Submitted
July 11, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N728FD
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
581
Aircraft time
55,203 hours, 29,411 cycles
Part
Rudder
Part number
A5547150001600
Part serial
HF1287
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 300
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(120MM*140MM) WAS FOUND AT RUDDER L/H T/E SCREW LINE NO.37 FASTENER AREA. ACCOMPLISHED THE CAT.B COMPOSITE REPAIR I.A.W FEDEX EA NO:T6-5540-T0374745 P1, SEQ NO:965, TITLE:STABILIZERS-RUDDER-LH RUDDER SHELL SCREW HOLE #37 WATER INGRESS REPAIR "MAJOR REPAIR"