Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 13, 2008
Submitted
September 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N471UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1432
Aircraft time
25,073 hours, 10,456 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
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 OUTBOARD FLAP 12 INCHES LONG BY 5 INCHES WIDTH BY THREE EIGHTS INCH DEEP. APPROXIMATELY 13FT 3 INCHES FROM O/B EDGE OF O/B END OF FLAP. REPLACED LT OTBD FLAP. COMPLETED INSP OF FLAP INSTALLATION, ADJUSTMENT AND OPS.

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