What was found
ON WALKAROUND CREW FOUND LEADING EDGE TAPE ON VERTICAL STAB PEELING. AREA IS APPROX 8 INCHES AND 5 FT FROM BOTTOM OF STAB. ALSO APPROX 18 FT FROM BOTTOM OF STAB PER MT55-003. REPAIRED EROSION TAPE. MT 55-003.
- Difficulty date
- September 30, 2011
- Submitted
- October 25, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N444UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 824
- Aircraft time
- 44,765 hours, 18,137 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Tape
- Condition
- Peeling
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- 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.