Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
May 6, 2019
Submitted
June 6, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1519
Aircraft time
61,380 hours, 23,142 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Lt Elevator
Component
Elevator · Airbus
Component part number
D5528000301200
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 VISIT: TRAPPED WATER INDICATION ON ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN PANEL HONEYCOMB CORE CELLS. LOCATED AT 53.5 IN. INBOARD FROM RIB 5 AND 3.5 IN. FROM TRAILING EDGE ON LH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER (1 EA) (L = 3.4 IN. W = 2.2 IN. APPROX.). REPAIRED UPPER SKIN ON LH ELEVATOR HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IAW A321 SRM 55-21-11-300-005.

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