Service difficulty report · Wedge · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 31, 2011
Submitted
January 31, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N460UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1248
Aircraft time
35,309 hours, 15,005 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Wedge
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LT OTBD T/E FLAP, T/E HONEYCOMB WEDGE HAS 2"X 2" BY APPROX 0.125" DENT FROM BIRD-STRIKE. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSP OF DENT NO CRACKS FOUND AT THIS TIME REF NDT 51-10-08, PROCEDURE B.

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