Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 20, 2018
Submitted
December 20, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N475UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1495
Aircraft time
56,004 hours, 24,236 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D5528000301200
Condition
Contaminated
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

LH UPPER SURFACE, FOUND FLUID ENTRAPMENT AT 18.5 INCHES FROM I/B EDGE AND 6.25 INCHES FROM TRAILING EDGE. DEFECT IS 4.75"X4" IN SIZE AD RELATED TASK 2017-22-03 PER HAECO LCQ NR 9292259 GENERAT ED BY V916887 A3NB-55-4-6016 UPON EVALUATION OF LEFT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN 18.5 IN FROM I/B 6.25 IN FROM T/E ZONE 3 DUE TO CLOSE DISTANCE JOINED 3 EA REPAIRS INTO 1 STRUCTURAL REPAIR NR 22258/9292258 & 22260/ 9292260 TOTAL SIZEE 28.5 IN. APPLIED STRUCTURAL REPAIR IAW A320 SRM 55-21-11-300-010 CATEGORY A REPAIR AT HAECO LCQ ON HANGAR NR V061744 9292259 BY MECH V080675 SUPERVISOR V061767 RII INSP C/W BY LC-23

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