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 22 INCHES FROM I/B E DGE AND 5.5 INCHES FROM TRAILING EDGE. DEFECT IS 5"X3.5" IN SIZE PER HAECO LCQ NR 9292260 GENERATED BY V916887 A3NB-55-4-6016 UPON EVAL OF LH ELEVATOR UPPER SURFACE 22 IN FROM I/B 5.5 IN FROM T/E DUE TO CLOSE DISTANCE JOINED 3 EA REPAIRS I NTO 1. NR 22259/9292259 & 22258/9292258 TOTAL SIZE 28..5 IN. ZON E 3 APPLIED STRUCTURAL REPAIR IAW A320 SRM 55-21-11-300-010 CATE GORY A REPAIR AT HAECO LCQ ON HANGAR NR 9292260 SUPERVISOR V061767 RII INSP C/W BY LC-32 V077953

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