Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 6, 2014
Submitted
September 9, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N445UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
826
Aircraft time
54,065 hours, 21,924 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt 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

RIGHT ELEVATOR UPPER SURFACE HAD A 1.5 INCH X 1.5 INCH AREA OF WATER INGRESS, 26 INCHES FROM THE INBD END OF THE ELEVATOR & 26 INCHES FWD OF THE TE ZONE 1. DAMAGE WAS R & R ACP IAW SRM 55-21-11 PARA 5 E FIG 205 CONFIG 1. REPAIR REQUIRES INSPECTION IAW SRI55-21-11-2-002-00 PARA 3 B TBL 203. FIRST INSP 60,000C OR 120,000T FROM TIME OF COMPONENT DELIVERY. SUBSEQUENT INSP TBD.

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