Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320212

Difficulty date
December 19, 2017
Submitted
December 21, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N365NW
Make and model
Airbus A320212
Aircraft serial
964
Aircraft time
57,163 hours, 26,232 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

LEFT RUDDER SIDE SHELL HAS THREE LOCATIONS OF DELAMINATION AND/OR WATER INGRESS AND WERE MEASURED TO BE 15 SQUARE INCHES, 24.75 SQUARE INCHES, AND 20 SQUARE INCHES. ALL OF THE DAMAGE LOCATIONS ARE WITHIN THE CFRP AREAS AND ARE 114 INCHES FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND BETWEEN 17.5 AND 32 INCHES FWD OF THE TRAILING EDGE, REPAIR PER ERA 564372-14AD REV ORIG.

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