Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 31, 2019
Submitted
January 7, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N679AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2613
Aircraft time
47,840 hours, 18,597 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D5547100400000
Part serial
TS3985
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Rudder
Part time
47,840 hours, 18,597 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 MAINTENANCE: RUDDER LEFT HAND SURFACE SKIN HAS A PREVIOUS REPAIR THAT IS DEBONDED AND THE SKIN AREA NEAR THE REPAIR IS ALSO DELAMINATED BETWEEN RIB 7 AND RIB 9 AND 24 INCHES FROM THE LEADING EDGE. REPAIRED RUDDER SKIN PER SRM 55-41-13-300-024 AND 55-41-13-283-016.

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