Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 29, 2008
Submitted
July 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N497UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1847
Aircraft time
19,077 hours, 8,542 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
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

LEFT INBOARD FLAP DENT AND ABRASION ON TRAILING EDGE, CENTER AFT OF NR 2 TIRE. FOUND AND REPORTED BY RAMP DURING WALKAROUND. *S/D* IDENTIFIED BY SRM 57-50-00- 001 PG 7 INBOARD FLAP. DAMAGE AREA PER SRM 57-52-00-101 PG 4 AS ZONE 2, PER TABLE 101 PG 2. DENT IN SKIN ALLOWABLE FIGURE 117 (PG 20). DISBONDING FIGURE 115 (PG 18). CRACK PER FIGURE 109 (PG 12) TAPED CRACK IS 5-16 LONG AS TEMP REPAIR. PERMANENT REPAIR REQUIRED WITHIN 3 MONTHS PER 57-52-00-114 PAGE 12.

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