Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
July 7, 2019
Submitted
August 23, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N182UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1536
Aircraft time
61,328 hours, 23,087 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Elevator
Part time
61,328 hours, 23,087 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 IN BASE VISIT: TRAPPED WATER INDICATION ON ELEVATOR HONEYCOMB CORE STRUCTURE LOWER SKIN PANEL LOCATED 48.5 INCH OUTBD FROM ELEVATOR RIB 5 AND 3.0 INCH FROM T/E. SIZE IS L=3.0 INCH X W=2.5 INCH APPROX. ON LH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER (1 EA), (L=2.95", W=2.76" TRAPPED WATER). REPAIRED LH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER (1EA) LOWER SURFACE BTW RIB 7 TO RIB 8 108" FROM I/B EDGE 4.5" FROM T/E ASPER A321 SRM 55-21-11-300-005 PARA 2A.

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