Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
February 12, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N626AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
65
Aircraft time
65,702 hours, 29,300 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D5528000100095
Part serial
CG1054
Condition
Saturated
Location
Elevator
Part time
39,666 hours, 16,511 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 - S2 - MAJOR REPAIR - TRAPPED WATER IN LEFT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN BETWEEN STAB STA 466 TO STAB STA 527 & BETWEEN RIB 11 & RIB 12. REPAIRED LEFT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN BETWEEN STAB STA 466 TO STAB STA 527 & BETWEEN RIB 11 & RIB 12 IAW A320 SRM 55-21-11 & 51-77-13.

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