Service difficulty report · Structure · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 21, 2003
Submitted
December 2, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
442
Aircraft time
32,624 hours, 12,008 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Structure
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Lt Elevator
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.

What was found

LOWER PANEL OF LT ELEVATOR FOUND WITH WATER INGRESSION IN AREA APROX 1.5 BY 1.4 INCHES LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 2 IN FROM I/B EDGE AND 33 INCHES FROM TRAILING EDGE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. A REINFORCING REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER SRM 55-21-11. REPAIR NR 5D ON PG 219 USING FIG 204 SHEET NR 2.

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