# SDR 2008UALA03093

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: May 29, 2008
- Submitted: July 1, 2008
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N497UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N497UA), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A320-232
- Registry model: [Airbus A320-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 1847
- Aircraft time: 19,077 hours, 8,542 cycles
- Engine: Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC): [5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5753)
- Part: Skin
- Condition: Dented
- Location: Lt Wing Te Flap
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: 9
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2008UALA03093

## Discrepancy

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.