Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
January 19, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N637AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
99
Aircraft time
66,459 hours, 29,490 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D5528000100400
Part serial
CC2098
Condition
Debonded
Location
Elevator
Part time
43,773 hours, 16,722 cycles
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

MAJOR REPAIR - DEBONDING WITH WATER INCLUSION ON LEFT ELEVATOR UPPER SURFACE APPROX 79 INCHES INBOARD FROM TIP & 3 INCHES FORWARD OF TRAILING EDGE. REPLACED LEFT ELEVATOR IAW AMM 27-34-41-000-001-1 & 27-34-41-400-001-0.

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