What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: RIGHT ELEVATOR UPPER SURFACE HAS PUNCTURE DAMAGE 20 INCHES INBOARD OF THE TRAILING EDGE BETWEEN RIB 1 AND 2 - REPAIRED ELEVATOR PER SRM 55-21-11-300-035
- Difficulty date
- September 7, 2026
- Submitted
- October 16, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N109NN
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 5955
- Aircraft time
- 45,928 hours, 9,223 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Zone 300
- Component
- Elevator · Airbus
- Component part number
- D5528000200300
- 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.