What was found
FWD CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. DOOR HANDLE LATCH FOUND CONTAMINATED WITH DEBRIS OF AN UNKNOWN NATURE PREVENTING FULL SEATING. LATCH WAS CLEANED OF DEBRIS AND LUBRICATED.
- Difficulty date
- June 15, 2003
- Submitted
- July 1, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N420UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 489
- Aircraft time
- 29,907 hours, 10,582 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5230 · Cargo/Baggage Doors
- Part
- Latch
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Cargo Door
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.