What was found
SAL - C8 - MAJOR REPAIR - SEVERAL AREAS OF TRAPPED WATER IN LEFT ELEVATOR TOP SKIN HONEYCOMB CORE CELLS. REPLACED HONEYCOMB CORE DAMAGE ON LEFT ELEVATOR IAW A320 SRM 51-77-13.
- Difficulty date
- February 19, 2009
- Submitted
- March 10, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N649AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 803
- Aircraft time
- 40,825 hours, 15,599 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Saturated
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- 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.