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 19.75 INCHES FROM I/ B EDGE AND 3.5 INCHES FROM TRAILING EDGE. DEFECT IS 2"X1.5" IN S IZE AD RELATED TASK 2017-22-03 PER HAECO LCQ NR 9292258 GENERATE D BY V916887 UPON EVAL OF LEFT ELEVATOR UPPER SURFACE 19.75 IN FROM I/B 3.5 I N FROM T/E ZONE 3 DUE TO CLOSE DISTANCE JOINED 3 EA REPAIRS INTO 1. NR 22260/9292260 & 22259/9292259 TOTAL SIZE 28.5 IN. APPLIED STRUCTURAL REPAIR IAW A320 SRM 55-21-11-300-010 CATEGORY A REPA IR AT HAECO LCQ ON HANGAR NR 9292258 SUPERVISOR V061767 RII INSP C/W BY LC-32 V077953

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