Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 10, 2014
Submitted
May 13, 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
Lt 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

LEFT ELEV UPPER SURFACE HAS 6 FINDINGS FROM THERMOGRAPHY. LOCATIONS ARE 48 FROM INBD END & 20 FROM TE, 56 FROM INBD END & 21.5 FROM TE, 58 FROM INBD END & 14.25 FROM TE, 99.38 FROM OTBD END & 18 FROM TE, 53.5 FROM OTBD END & 6.5 FROM TE, 17 FROM LE & 6.5 FROM TE. ALL 6 FINDINGS WERE REPAIRED PER SRM 55-21-11 PARA 5 D FIG 204. THIS SRM REFERS TO SR I55-21-11-2-002-00 PARA 3B TABLE TABLE 203 TO INSPECTION AT PTC 60000 OR 120000T FROM COMPONENT DELIVERY. CURRENT PTC 17794 & PTT 41006T. ITEM CREATED FOR SRI INSPECTION REQUIREMENT. ALL REPAIRS WERE IAW SRM 55-21-11 CONFIG 1 & EACH INDIVIDUAL REPAIR WAS LESS THAN 1.55 SQ INCHES.

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