Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 2, 2014
Submitted
November 4, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N496UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1845
Aircraft time
40,896 hours, 17,496 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Skin Panel
Condition
Saturated
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 ELEV UPPER SKIN PANEL HAS A TRAPPED WATER INDICATION 64.5 FROM INBD, 12 INCHES FROM TE, 2 INCH DIAMETER. REPAIRED ELEV UPPER SKIN BY REMOVING DAMAGE & REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-21-11 REPAIR 5 & FIG 205 CONFIG 1 ZONE L.

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