Service difficulty report · Strip · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
March 20, 2025
Submitted
March 26, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N123UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1310
Aircraft time
68,996 hours, 34,804 cycles
Part
Strip
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 300
Component
Rudder · Airbus
Component part number
D55471002000000002
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: VERTICAL STABILIZER RUDDER TRAILING EDGE APEX STRIP LOWER PORTION RIGHT HAND SIDE HAS CRACKED/ BROKEN METAL AND POPPED RIVETS IN WHITE PAINTED SECTION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RUDDER PER TASK CARD 26L32027002.

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