Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 25, 2023
Submitted
May 26, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N464UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1290
Aircraft time
73,155 hours, 29,881 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D5528000301300
Condition
Damaged
Location
R/H 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 SKIN PANEL PRODUCED AN INDICATION OF WATER IN GRESS 117 INCHES OTBD FROM THE INBD EDGE AND 11.25 INCHES FWD OF T/E DURING IRT THERMOGRAGHIC INSPECTION PER HAECO LCQ NON ROUTI NE CARD 9296373/42373. DRILLED WITTNESS HOLES IN RH ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN 117IN FROM I/B EDGE. 11.25IN DROM T/E IAW A320 AMM 55-20-00-200-006-A01 PAR 4A( 7).FOUND NO LIQUID REPAIRED AREA IAW A320 SRM 55-21-11-300-004 C ATEGORY A REPAIR.

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