What was found
OUTBOARD 3FT OF LEFT ELEVATOR DAMAGED. ELEVATOR REMOVED. NEW ELEVATOR INSTALLED. SAFETIED AND RIGGED AND TESTED LT ELEVATOR. OPS CHECKS OK. NO LEAKS NOTED FROM ACTUATORS.
- Difficulty date
- October 21, 2008
- Submitted
- October 28, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N408UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 457
- Aircraft time
- 48,677 hours, 17,704 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Elevator
- Part number
- D55280001000
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Left
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.