Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
November 26, 2010
Submitted
December 10, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
1031
Aircraft time
39,334 hours, 15,627 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Skin
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Rt Wing Te Flap
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

RT WING OTBD FLAP LOWER SKIN DELAMINATED AND SEPARATED FROM FWD SPAR AT RIB 10. DAMAGE IS APPROX 7 AND 1-2 INCHES LONG AND 3 INCHES WIDE. LOCATION IS FROM 1 AND 1-2 INCHES INBD OF RIB 10, EXTENDING 6 INCHES OTBD OF RIB 10 AND IS 3 INCHES FROM LOWER SKIN FWD EDGE EXTENDING AFT. STARTED REMOVAL OF RIGHT FLAP, INTERCONNECTING STRUT DISCONNECTED, ACTUATOR DRIVE LEVERS DISCONNECTED, NEED EXTRACTOR TOOL TO REMOVED PIN FROM FLAP CARRIAGE AND FLAP. SLING INSTALLED.

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