Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 11, 2014
Submitted
December 16, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N447UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
836
Aircraft time
55,332 hours, 22,310 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
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 ELEV UPPER SKIN HAS A WATER INGRESS INDICATIONS AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS, 27.5 INCHES FROM INBD END 15 INCHES FROM TE & 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER. NEXT 17 INCHES FROM INBD END 29 INCHES FROM TE & 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER. NEXT 41 INCHES & 43 INCHES FROM INBD END 16 INCHES & 18 INCHES FROM TE. NEXT 19.5 INCHES FROM INBD END 10 INCHES FROM TE & 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER. NEXT 125 INCHES FROM INBD END 20. RT ELEV UPPER SKIN PANEL HAS TRAPPED WATER INDICATION AT 3 LOCATIONS, 1- 175 INCHES FROM INBD END 4 INCHES FROM TE WITH 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER. 2 - 156 INCHES FROM INBD END 17 INCHES FROM TE WITH 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER. 3- 166 INCHES FROM INBD END 5 INCHES FROM TE WITH 2 INCHES DIAMETER, ALL IN ZONE 3. FROM TE 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER . CUT OUT OUT TRAPPED WATER INDICATION IN ALL LOCATIONS APPLIED REPAIRS & RESTORED FINISH IAWSRM55-21-11 PARA 5E.

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