Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
September 23, 2017
Submitted
September 26, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N117UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1224
Aircraft time
52,391 hours, 24,759 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Rt Elevator
Part time
52,399 hours, 24,763 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.

What was found

TRAPPED WATER INDICATION ON RIGHT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN HONEYCOMB CORE CELLS BETWEEN RIBS 1 AND 10, BETWEEN 2.5 INCHES AND 13 INCHES FROM TRAILING EDGE. REPAIRED THE ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN IAW EA 273278.

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