Service difficulty report · Connector · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
March 17, 2004
Submitted
March 22, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N454FE
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft serial
278
Aircraft time
21,603 hours, 10,280 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Door Warning
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT (APPROX 10,000 FT) ECAM WARNING OF FWD CARGO DOOR NOT CLOSED, RT ECAM DOOR PAGE ALL GREEN, PRESSURIZATION NORMAL. MEL 17MAR04 02:33 RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL/CDL: 52-71-01 CATEGORY: C EXPIRATION: 27MAR04. MEL 52-71-01: (IDENTIFY) LWR FWD CARGO DOOR CLOSED & LOCKED INDICATION ON ECAM DOOR PAGE INOP, LOWER FWD CARGO DOOR VISUALLY CHECKED CLOSED & LOCKED. FOUND LOT OF WATER IN C/P 14WS AND 16WS. FOUND PIN-A CRACKED JONC/P 14WS. REMOVED AND REPLACED 14WS PER MM 52-71-11. FWD CARGO INDICATION CHECKED NORMAL.

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