Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
December 19, 2023
Submitted
April 26, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N852VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
05004
Aircraft time
35,282 hours, 11,814 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D5528000200200
Part serial
IC7325
Condition
Damaged
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

LESSOR ITEM A043: LH ELEVATOR, UPPER SURFACE, 20 IN APPROX FROM INBOARD EDGE WITH PREVIOUS REPAIR, PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOCUMENTATION GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED A CATEGORY A PERMANENT REPAIR TO LEFT HAND ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN BY REMOVING PREVIOUS REPAIR, FOUND TO HAVE A DEEP SCRATCH AND DELAMINATION AND PERFORMING A NEW SKIN REPAIR WITH NEW DOCUMENTATION. THE REPAIR IS A CIRCULAR SHAPE, 11" FORE TO AFT, 12" WIDE, LOCATED 3" AFT OF THE FORWARD EDGE, 24.5" FROM THE TRAILING EDGE, AND 22" FROM THE INBOARD EDGE. THE REPAIR IS LOCATED ACROSS ZONES 1-A AND 2-G. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW A320-200-SRM-55-21-11-283-013 TABLE 001, SRM -55-21-11-300-037, AND SRM -55-21-11-300-041 REV 147-11/01/2023. A/C TYPE:A320-214, A/C SN:5004, AC FC: 11,814,A/C FH: 35,282:14 A/C WEIGHT VARIANT:WV 015. HEACO DOT A043 REMOVED

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