Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
December 20, 2009
Submitted
January 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
931
Aircraft time
39,647 hours, 16,333 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D5528000100400
Part serial
CC2082
Condition
Saturated
Location
Elevator
Part time
39,647 hours, 16,333 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
T
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

SAL - S4 - MAJOR REPAIR - TRAPPED WATER FOUND IN LEFT ELEVATOR UPPER & LOWER SKIN HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE 7.5 INCHES FROM LEADING EDGE & 11 INCHES FROM LIGHTNING STRIP 4 BETWEEN RIBS 4 & RIB 5. REPLACED LEFT ELEVATOR IAW A319 AMM 27-34-00-820-003-A.

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