Service difficulty report · Elevator · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
June 12, 2023
Submitted
June 26, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N728FD
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
581
Aircraft time
55,203 hours, 29,411 cycles
Part
Elevator
Part number
A5527605500045
Part serial
CG1135
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

AGING AIRCRAFT ASSESSMENT : EXISTING COMPOSITE REPAIR FOUND ON LH ELEVATOR LWR SKIN AT ER10 12", T/E-5" POSITION COMPLIED WITH ATTACHMENT B OF EO:E6-5100-7-5000 D7 PT1, TITLE:STRUCTURES-REPAIR CATALOG-A300/A310 REPAIR IDENTIFICATION & TRACKING REQUIREMENTS 14 CFR 121.707, INSPECTION OF EXISTING REPAIR DETERMINED IT TO BE CURRENT WITH FAA APPROVED DATA:A300-600 SRM 55-21-12-201,CONFIG-2,PARA.5.J,PAGE 266~267,FIG.212,SHEET 3,THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR CATEGORY B REPAIR "MAJOR REPAIR"