Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A319111

Difficulty date
April 23, 2007
Submitted
May 3, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904FR
Make and model
Airbus A319111
Aircraft serial
1579
Aircraft time
19,419 hours, 9,202 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Elevator
Component
Elevator
Component part number
D5528000100551
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF, NR 2 ENGINE FAN COWL DEPARTED AIRCRAFT HITTING ELEVATOR ABOUT MID-SPAN. OUTER SKIN WAS DELAMINATED AND SHOWED LOSS OF INNER CORE MATERIAL. ALSO, THE END OF A COWL HOLD OPEN ROD WAS IMBEDDED IN THE ELEVATOR. [SUP 05-10-07] REPLACED RT ELEVATOR IAW AMM 27-34-41-000-001.

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