Service difficulty report · Elevator · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
November 14, 2018
Submitted
December 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N165US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1431
Aircraft time
59,590 hours, 22,387 cycles
Part
Elevator
Part number
D5528000301200
Part serial
HF3038
Condition
Saturated
Location
Elevator
Part time
46,539 hours, 25,509 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS IN BASE MAINTENANCE. TRAPPED WATER INDICATION ON ELEVATOR AT HONEYCOMB CORE STRUCTURE UPPER SKIN PANEL LOCATED 5.500 INCH OUTBOARD FROM ELEVATOR RIB 5 AND 4.0 INCH FROM TRAILING EDGE ON LEFT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. REPAIRED ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN PANEL PER SRM 55-21-11-300-005.

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