Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 25, 2016
Submitted
April 29, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
866
Aircraft time
64,234 hours, 23,613 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D5547100200000
Part serial
TS2237
Condition
Saturated
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
T
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

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MX. RUDDER RT SIDE SKIN HAS INDICATION OF TRAPPED WATER IN 4 AREAS. AREA 1, .25" FROM THE LE & 7.5" FROM THE LOWER EDGE OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. AREA 2, 25" FROM THE TE & 8" FROM THE LOWER EDGE OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. AREA 3, 33" FROM THE TE & 7.5" FROM THE LOWER EDGE OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. AREA 4, 38.5" FROM THE TE & 7.5" FROM THE LOWER EDGE OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. REPAIRED RUDDER SKIN IAW EA 259303.

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