What was found
LOWER VERTICAL STAB LEADING EDGE PANEL HAS SUSPECTED EROSION DAMAGE ON BOTTOM TWO THIRDS OF PANEL AS VIEWED FROM GROUND LEVEL. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOWER VERTICAL STAB LEADING EDGE PANEL 322AL IAW A300 AMM 55-32-11-401
- Difficulty date
- October 22, 2023
- Submitted
- October 23, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N165UP
- Make and model
- Airbus A300F4622R
- Aircraft serial
- 0854
- Aircraft time
- 23,073 hours, 13,857 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Unknown
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- Unknown
- Location
- Unknown
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.