Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 8, 2017
Submitted
December 12, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N649AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
803
Aircraft time
69,595 hours, 26,429 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Rudder
Part time
69,595 hours, 26,429 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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. PULSE THERMOGRAPHIC INSPECTION OF RUDDER PER EA#260651A INDICATED OUTER SKIN REPAIR PLY AREA EXCEEDED THE 15.50 SQUARE INCH LIMIT MEASURING 136 SQUARE INCHES. REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER PER AMM 27-21-41, 27-24-51, AND 27-24-00.

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