What was found
DURING M-72 CHECK, LT ELEVATOR WAS FOUND WITH CORROSION ON TRAILING EDGE, OUT OF LIMITS AT STATIONS 251, 633, 671, 708, 727, 840, AND 876. REPLACED ELEVATOR PER A300 MM 27-31-24, ROUTED OLD ELEVATOR TO SHOP FOR REPAIRS.
- Difficulty date
- June 2, 2006
- Submitted
- December 20, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N504TA
- Make and model
- Airbus A300B4203
- Aircraft serial
- 216
- Aircraft time
- 46,166 hours, 22,798 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Elevator
- Component
- Elevator
- Component part number
- A5527000018AB
- 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.