Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 6, 2015
Submitted
January 9, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N449UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
851
Aircraft time
55,876 hours, 21,941 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Skin Panel
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 SKIN PANEL HAS TRAPPED WATER INDICATION AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: 27 INCHES FROM INBD, 28 INCHES FROM TE, 2 INCHES DIAMETER: 17 INCHES FROM INBD, 26 INCHES FROM TE, 2.5 INCHES DIAMETER: 12 INCHES FROM INBD, 8 INCHES FROM TE, 25 INCHES FROM INBD, 9 INCHES FROM TE, 3 INCHES X 2 INCHES: 116 INCHES FROM INBD, 9 INCHES FROM TE, 1 INCH DIAMETER: 96 INCHES FROM INBD, 21 INCHES FROM TE, 2 INCHES DIAMETER: 112 INCHES FROM INBD, 9.5 INCHES FROM TE, 1.5 INCHES X 1.38 INCHES FROM INBD, 21 INCHES FROM TE, 3 INCHES X 2 INCHES: 105 INCHES FROM INBD, 9 INCHES FROM TE, 3 INCHES X 2 INCHES: 58 INCHES FROM INBD, 13 INCHES FROM TE, 2.5 INCHES X 2 INCHES. REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-21-11 CONFIG 1 PAR 5 D & E FIG 204 & 205 RESPECTIVELY.

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