Service difficulty report · Structure · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 31, 2009
Submitted
April 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
462
Aircraft time
51,928 hours, 18,665 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Wing Te Flap
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RT OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP DAMAGED BY BIRD STRIKE. FOUND RT MOST OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE FLAP WITH ONE QTR IN. PUNCTURE ABOVE 4 IN. CRACK FOLLOWED BY A 2 AND A HALF INCH LONG CRACK. BOTH CRACKS ARE WITHIN HALF AN INCH APART. REMOVED RT O/B FLAP LEADING EDGE. ACP SURVEILLANCE INSP. REPAIR IAW SRM 57-53-00. RESTORED FINISH. RE-INSTALLED LEADING EDGE.

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