SDR 2003UALA00735

Difficulty date

September 30, 2003

Submitted

October 7, 2003

Operation

Air carrier

Aircraft

N401UA

Make and model

Airbus A320232

Aircraft serial

435

Aircraft time

32,666 hours, 11,957 cycles

Engine

Iae V2527A5

System (JASC)

5520 · Elevator Structure

Part

Skin

Condition

Contaminated

Location

Elevator

Part time

3,254,301 hours, 11,909 cycles

Component

Elevator Assy

Component part number

D55280001001

Stage of operation

IN

How discovered

9

Nature of condition

O

Precautionary procedure

K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.