Service difficulty report · Structure · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 13, 2003
Submitted
December 23, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
454
Aircraft time
33,227 hours, 12,227 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Elevator
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

RT ELEVATOR MR55500-006 HAD 4 AREAS OF WATER INGRESS FOUND DURING ACP OF COA 40535. UPPER SURFACE HAD AN AREA 2.6 BY 1.3 INCH LOCATED 160.5 INCHES FROM I/B EDGE, AND 3.5 INCHES FROM T/E LWR SURFACE HAD 3 AREAS, ONE 4.0 BY 1.5 INCH FROM 113 INCHES FROM I/B EDGE, ONE 1.4 BY .7 INCH, 116 INCHES FROM I/B EDGE, AND ONE 1.1 BY 1 INCH, 161 INCHES FROM I/B EDGE. ALL WERE 3.5 INCHES FWD OF THE T/E. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPAIRED PER SRM 55-21-11, REP 5E, PG 226, FIG 205, SHEETS 3 & 4.

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