Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 3, 2011
Submitted
January 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N455UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1105
Aircraft time
39,368 hours, 14,808 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
Component
Flap
Component part number
D5757100800000
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

LT OTBD FLAP, OTBD T/E TIP SHOWS EVIDENCE OF IMPACT DAMAGE AND IS DEFLECTED UP. T/E DEFLECTED UP .100 INCH, LENGTH OF DEFLECTION EXTENDS INWARD 3.5 INCHES FROM OTBD EDGE. REPLACED LT OTBD FLAP.

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