Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
August 10, 2010
Submitted
August 13, 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
D5528000100500
Part serial
2329
Condition
Saturated
Location
Elevator
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

PIT - TRIPLE GEAR CHANGE - MAJOR REPAIR - RIGHT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN PANEL HAS SUSPECTED WATER INCLUSION IN TWO AREAS 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, NO WATER FOUND. REPAIR OF WITNESS HOLES ACCOMPLISHED ON RIGHT ELEVATOR IAW A320 SRM 55-21-11.

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