What was found
LEFT WINGTIP DAMAGE DUE TO CONTACT. REMOVED DAMAGED AND PULLED FASTENERS. BLENDED GOUGED SKIN. HFEC INSPECTION COMPLETED, FOUND NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.
- Difficulty date
- September 24, 2012
- Submitted
- October 5, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N493UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1821
- Aircraft time
- 33,545 hours, 14,875 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Lt Wing
- 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.