Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
January 18, 2023
Submitted
March 9, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
04559
Aircraft time
38,462 hours, 12,577 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D5547100400000
Part serial
TS6044
Condition
Damaged
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.

What was found

AFTER THERMOGRAPHIC INSPECTION WATER INDICATIONS WERE DETECTED ON RH SIDE OF RUDDER AROUND HOIST POINT #1 MARKED IN RED GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED #1 LWR AFT ON R/H SIDE OF RUDDER HOIST POINT BY REMOVING OUTER SKIN, INNER SKIN, CORE AND HOIST POINT AND MADING PARTS, BONDING NEW BUSHINGS TO CORE- FILLER BLOCK AND PRECURED INNER SHEET SKIN AND BONDING TO INNER SKIN OF RUDDER AND LYING UP REPAIR PLIES AND CURED ALL BONDED STEPS IAW A320-200 SRM 55-41-13-300-029 REV 143 11-01-2022. RESTORED FINISH ON REPAIR AREA IAW A320-200 SRM 55-41-13-300-029 REV 143 11-01-2022 AND SRM 51-75-12. REMOVED & REINSTALLED RUDDER IAW A320 AMM 27-21-41-400-001-A. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK OF RUDDER MECHANICAL CONTROL RES IAW A320 AMM 27-21-00-720-002-A. BALANCE NOT REQUIRED IAW SRM 51-60-00 THIS IS A CATEGORY A REPAIR IAW AIRBUS SRM 55-41-13-300-029

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