What was found
TRAPPED WATER INDICATION FOUND ON THE LEFT ELEVATOR HONEYCOMB CORE STRUCTURE UPPER SKIN PANEL. 7.75 INCHES INBD FROM LIGHTNING STRIP 3, AND 4.15 INCHES FROM THE TRAILING EDGE. REPAIRED THE ELEVATOR SKIN IAW SRM 55-21-11-300-005.
- Difficulty date
- November 14, 2018
- Submitted
- December 19, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N165US
- Make and model
- Airbus A321211
- Aircraft serial
- 1431
- Aircraft time
- 59,590 hours, 22,387 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Part time
- 46,539 hours, 25,509 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.