What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: LEFT HAND ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN PANEL HAS EVIDENCE OF TRAPPED WATER, 17 INCHES OUTBOARD OF RIB 1 AND 10 INCHES FROM THE TRAILING EDGE. REPAIRED ELEVATOR PER SRM 55-21-11-300-007.
- Difficulty date
- September 2, 2023
- Submitted
- October 3, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N117UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 1224
- Aircraft time
- 66,867 hours, 33,384 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Part time
- 67,359 hours, 28,298 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.