Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
August 10, 2010
Submitted
August 24, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N123UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1310
Aircraft time
31,502 hours, 13,923 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Part number
D5528000100400
Part serial
2328
Condition
Saturated
Location
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.

What was found

PIT - TRIPLE GEAR CHANGE - MAJOR REPAIR - LEFT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN PANEL HAS SUSPECTED WATER INCLUSION 9 INCHES AFT OF FORWARD EDGE & AT 47 & 64 INCHES FROM OUTBOARD END, ALSO THREE AREAS 10 INCHES AFT OF LEADING EDGE AT 24, 38 & 63 INCHES INBOARD OF TIP. ACCOMPLISHED DAMAGE ASSESSMENT BY WITNESS HOLE PROCEDURE IAW A320 MM 55-20-00-06-200-006, WATER INGRESS CONFIRMED. REPAIRED LEFT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN PANEL IAW A320 SRM 55-21-11.

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