Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
October 4, 2010
Submitted
November 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N103US
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
861
Aircraft time
30,936 hours, 18,449 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D5528000100500
Part serial
CG1940
Condition
Saturated
Location
Elevator
Part time
30,936 hours, 18,449 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 - S5 - MAJOR REPAIR - TRAPPED WATER FOUND IN RIGHT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE BETWEEN STAB STA 271 TO STAB STA 404, 42 INCHES OUTBOARD FROM HORIZ STAB RIB 5 TO RIB 8 & 5 INCHES FROM LEADING EDGE. REPAIRED RIGHT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE BETWEEN STAB STA 271 TO STAB STA 404, 42 INCHES OUTBOARD FROM HORIZ STAB RIB 5 TO RIB 8 & 5 INCHES FROM LEADING EDGE IAW A320 SRM 55-77-13.

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