What was found
TRAPPED WATER INDICATION ON THE LEFT ELEVATOR LOWER SKIN HONEYCOMB CORE CELLS AT 40 INCHES INBOARD FROM RIB 10 AND 3 INCHES FROM TRAILING EDGE. REPLACED THE LEFT ELEVATOR.
- Difficulty date
- September 20, 2017
- Submitted
- September 26, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N117UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 1224
- Aircraft time
- 52,390 hours, 24,759 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Part time
- 52,390 hours, 24,759 cycles
- 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.