Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
November 12, 2011
Submitted
November 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N278AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
388
Aircraft time
50,203 hours, 6,971 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
F5528000000600
Part serial
CC2290
Condition
Saturated
Location
Lt Elevator
Part time
50,204 hours, 6,972 cycles
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

S2 CHECK - LIQUID INGRESS ON LT ELEVATOR BETWEEN RIB 6 TO RIB 7 AT 17TH TRAILING EDGE FASTENER. REPAIRED LT ELEVATOR BETWEEN RIB 6 TO RIB 7 AT 17TH TRAILING EDGE FASTENER IAW A330 SRM 55-22-11AND EO 5511U056.

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