What was found
LEFT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN PANEL HAS A PUNCTURE AND DISBONDED, 56 INCHES FROM INBD, 13.5 INCHES FROM TE, 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER. CUTOUT DAMAGE AND REMOVED MOISTURE, AND INSTALLED COMPOSITE REPAIR IAW SRM 55-21-11, PAR 5D.
- Difficulty date
- August 12, 2016
- Submitted
- August 15, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N401UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 435
- Aircraft time
- 72,930 hours, 27,568 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Punctured
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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