Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
August 25, 2021
Submitted
September 8, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N282VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
06704
Aircraft time
15,814 hours, 5,433 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D5528000200200
Part serial
IC8927
Condition
Punctured
Location
Lt Elevator
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

ITEM 782 - LEFT ELEVATOR UPPER SURFACE HAS A SMALL DENT/PUNCTURE 3'-6" OUTBD OF FUSELAGE & 8" FROM TRAILING EDGE GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED LEFT ELEVATOR UPPER SURFACE SMALL PUNCTURE 3'6" OUTBD OF FUSELAGE AND 8" FROM T/E BY REMOVING/CUTTING OUT SKIN AT .4"0 AND REMOVING CORE, CLEANING, PREPARING AREA, FILLING HOLE WITH LOW DENSITY COMPOUND, CURING AND LAYING UP REPAIR PLIES AND CURING REPAIR, APPLYING A LAYER OF PORE FILLER ON REPAIR AREA AND RESTORING FINISH IAW A320 SRM 55-21-11-300-032 ZONE 1, FIG. 001. DIAMETER SIZE OF THE LAST PLY IS 7.7", WV=011, FC=5433, FH=15,814.58. WEIGHT ASSESSMENT AFTER REPAIR WAS 50.9227KG, MAXIMUM ALLOWED IS 58.6KG. FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW A320 SRM 55-20-00-283-001 AND SRM 55-20-00-300-005.

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