Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
April 27, 2013
Submitted
May 3, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N760US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1354
Part
Skin
Condition
Saturated
Location
Rudder
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

2S CHECK - FOUND WATER INDICATOR ON RUDDER LEFT SIDE PANEL AFT OF NR 14 T/E FASTENER MEASURING 15IN AREA. CLEANED AREA, REMOVED PAINT AND SKIN AND CORE AT DAMAGED AREA 5.5 X 3.5 PERFORMED DRYING PROCESS OF THE AREA RUDDER (EA 502598 STEP 4.C). PERFORMED WATER BREAK TEST SRM 51-77-11 PG 39, BONDED CORE (CORE SIZE 5.5 X 3.5), INSTALLED ADHESIVE FILLER AT L/E SIDE OF THE RUDDER IAW EA 502598.

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