Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
August 1, 2026
Submitted
August 6, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N733FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
715
Aircraft time
52,273 hours, 28,072 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 300
Component
Elevator · Airbus
Component part number
A5527605500095
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

LEFT ELEVATOR LOWER SURFACE HAS 1EA TRAPPED WATER AT ER5. REPAIRED LH ELEVATOR LOWER SURFACE ER5 TRAPPED WATER IAW SRM 55-21-12-201-2, PARA.5.J & SRM 51-77-12-201. THIS IS CAT B REPAIR AND THE FOLLOW UP INSPECTION IS TRACKED BY EA 6-5520-T0388407. MAJOR REPAIR IAW FEDEX GMM 6-2-100.

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