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 INSPECTION. INDICATION LOCATION IS 16.25IN FR OM INBD EDGE AND 8.75IN FWD OF THE T/E. 1.25 INCH WIDTH BY 1.5IN LENGTH. GENERATED AT HAECO LCQ PER NR 9298181 (32181) BY V06169 0. {EA 5520-01462} DRILLED WITNESS HOLES IN RH ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN 16.25 IN FROM I/ V061751 B AND 8.75 IN IN FWD OF T/E 1.5IN ZONE 4. NO LIQUID FOUND IAW A3 20 AMM 55-20-00-200-006-A PAR 4 A (6) APPLIED REPAIR IAW A320 SR M 55-21-11-300-004 CATEGORY A REPAIR.

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