Service difficulty report · Elevator · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 13, 2007
Submitted
February 16, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
568
Aircraft time
38,777 hours, 13,721 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Elevator
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt And Rt
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

LEFT AND RIGHT ELEVATORS WERE FOUND TO HAVE SUSPECTED AREAS OF WATER INGRESSION. [SUP 05-16-07] A THERMOGRAPHIC INSPECTION FOUND 3 AREAS ON UPPER SURFACE AND 1 AREA ON LOWER SURFACE OF LEFT ELEVATOR WITH SUSPECTED WATER INGRESSION. SIMILAR INSPECTION OF RIGHT ELEVATOR FOUND 8 SUSPECTED AREAS ON UPPER SURFACE. ONE AREA ON EACH ELEVATOR WAS CUT OUT, BUT NO WATER WAS FOUND. AIRBUS WAS ADVISED OF RESULTS AND APPROVED OTHER AREAS OF SUSPECTED DAMAGE AS INTERIM FLIGHT WORTHY WITH FOLLOW-UP INSPECTIONS AND/OR REPAIRS IN THE FUTURE. AREAS THAT WERE ALREADY CUTOUT WERE REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM.

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