Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 5, 2014
Submitted
April 8, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N484UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1609
Aircraft time
40,811 hours, 17,706 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Skin
Condition
Saturated
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

LEFT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN SURFACE AREA HAS A WATER INGRESS INDICATION 35 - 43 FROM INBD END, 6 INCHES FROM TE, 7.75 X 5 INCHES DIAMETER. REPAIRED LT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN AT LOCATION NOTED. DRILLED WITNESS HOLES & FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF WATER. APPLIED REPAIR IAW SRM 55-21-11 REPAIR 5B PAR 2A2 P 215-217 & TC 4R55 17310 PAR 3.5 & 3.6 & FLUSH RPR IAW 51-77-13 2 A 2 PG9, 10. LT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN RE PAIR AT 35 - 43 FROM INBD END, 6 INCHES FROM TE.

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