Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 7, 2014
Submitted
May 9, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1620
Aircraft time
41,006 hours, 17,794 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Elevator
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

RIGHT ELEV HAS 4 FINDINGS FROM THERMOGRAPHY INSPECTION. 3 ARE ON UPPER SURFACE & 1 ON LWR SURFACE. UPPER SURFACE, 23.5 INCHES FROM INBD END & 8.5 INCHES FROM TE, 66.50 INCHES FROM OTBD END & 13 INCHES FROM TE, 18 INCHES FROM LE & 7.5 INCHES FROM TE & 1 LOWER SURFACE 67 INCHES FROM OTBD END & 4.5 INCHES FROM TE. ALL 4 FINDINGS WERE REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-21-11 PARA 5D FIGURE 204. THIS SRM REFERS TO SR I55-21-11-2-002-00 PARA 3B TABLE 203 TO INSPECT AT 60000C OR 120000T FROM COMPONENT DELIVERY. CURRENT PTC 17794 & PTT 41006.

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