Service difficulty report · Structure · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
March 12, 2019
Submitted
March 13, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N390HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1389
Aircraft time
27,028 hours, 4,299 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Corroded
Location
Vertical Stab
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

VERTICAL STAB TRAILING EDGE RHS #3 T CHORD SUSPECT CORROSION AROUND FASTENER HOLES. // REMOVAL OF CORROSION C/OUT IAW SRM 51-74-00 REV.98.01. CORROSION STILL EVIDENT IAW NTM 51-10-02-221-001-A REV. 96 AT BLEND DEPTH OF .058". BLEND DEPTH BEYOND 50% MATERIAL THICKNESS. CORROSION CONSIDERED TO BE LVL 2. REPAIR BY REPLACEMENT REQ'D. COMPLETION OF INSTALLATION OF NEW T CHORD IAW SRM 51-42-11, 51-46-11 AND 51-21-11 REV 98.01.

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