- Difficulty date
- March 24, 2023
- Submitted
- March 28, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Airbus A330243
- Aircraft serial
- 1217
- Aircraft time
- 49,900 hours, 7,882 cycles
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Unknown
- Location
- Unknown
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- 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
SHIP 383 RUDDER BOTTOM TRAILING EDGE FOUND CRACKED AND CORRODED. 4.0" CRACK FROM BOTTOM OF RUDDER TRAILING EDGE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: RUDDER APEX STRIP REPAIR CARRIED OUT. CARRIED OUT ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE TEST OFTHE TRAILING EDGE. FOUND NIL DEFECT. PAINTING CARRIED OUT RUDDER BOTTOM TRAILING EDGE. (2691652)