Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
September 30, 2017
Submitted
November 1, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N110UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1112
Aircraft time
49,415 hours, 28,381 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D554710020000000
Part serial
T52487
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 MAINTENANCE: RIGHT HAND SIDE OF RUDDER SIDE SHELL HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE HAS EVIDENCE OF TRAPPED WATER AROUND THE NR 3 HOISTING POINT BETWEEN RUDDER HINGE 6 AND RUDDER HINGE 8, 15.74" FROM THE TRAILING EDGE. REPAIRED RUDDER PER EA 273974.

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