Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 20, 2013
Submitted
September 27, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N432UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
587
Aircraft time
59,890 hours, 22,593 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Seal
Condition
Damaged
Location
Te Flap
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

SEAL AT RT INBD TRAILING FLAP NEXT TO FS HAS A LARGE CHUNK MISSING & RUBBING. ACF -2.5" SECTION OF SEAL MISSING, TAPED OVER AREA WITH SPEED TAPE IAW ECRA 5751-01167,

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