Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 29, 2007
Submitted
November 30, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N472UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1435
Aircraft time
22,316 hours, 9,279 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
L/E Slat
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

DENT IN NR 1 SLAT LEFT INBOARD WING LOWER SURFACE ABOUT 14 INCHES FROM INBOARD EDGE OF SLAT. PANEL JUST AFT OF NR 1 SLAT LOWER SURFACE HAS A CRACK ABOUT 1.5 INCHES LONG AND AREA OF DENT AROUND CRACK IS ABOUT 2.5 INCH DIAMETER. DENT ON LOWER PANEL BEGINS ABOUT 12 INCHES FROM INBOARD EDGE OF PANEL. REPLACED PANEL.

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