What was found
LOWER FWD HORIZONTAL STAB LE SEAL TORN 3 INCHES FROM THE NOSE OF THE HORIZONTAL STAB. TRIMMED SEAL IAW ECRA 5512 01011. INSPECTED REMAINING SEAL & RETAINER NO DAMAGE FOUND.
- Difficulty date
- December 6, 2013
- Submitted
- December 10, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N442UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 780
- Aircraft time
- 53,154 hours, 21,554 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5514 · Horizontal Stabilizer Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Seal
- Condition
- Torn
- Location
- Horiz Stab
- 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.