What was found
LEFT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN, HAD SMALL DISBOND AND DAMAGED, SUNKEN FASTENER. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPAIRED THE ELEVATOR SKIN IAW EA 281971.
- Difficulty date
- June 28, 2018
- Submitted
- June 29, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N180US
- Make and model
- Airbus A321211
- Aircraft serial
- 1525
- Aircraft time
- 58,872 hours, 22,106 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- D55281225002
- Condition
- Debonded
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.