Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 31, 2022
Submitted
November 2, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N454UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1104
Aircraft time
73,165 hours, 29,380 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D5528000301300
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Rt Elevator
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

R/H ELEVATOR UPPER PANEL PRODUCED INDICATIONS OF WATER INGRESS D URING THERMOGRAPHY INSPECION. INDICATION LOCATION IS 13.5 IN FRO M INBD EDGE AND 9 IN FWD OF THE T/E. 1 INCH WIDTH BY 1.5 INCH LE NGTH. GENERATED AT HAECO LCQ PER NR 9298180 (32180) BY V061690. {EA 5520-01462} DRILLED WITNESS HOLES IN RH ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN 13.5 IN FROM I/B V061751 AND 9 IN FROM T/E 1.5 IN FOUND NO LIQUID PRESENT ZONE 4. APPLIE D REPAIR IAW A320 SRM 55-21-11-300-004. CATERGORY A REPAIR. WITN ESS HOLE REF A320 AMM 55-20-00-200-006-A.

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