Service difficulty report · Door · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
June 26, 2005
Submitted
July 5, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N844UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
1581
Aircraft time
12,607 hours, 5,031 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Door
Condition
Open
Location
Emergency Exit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOTS REPORTED LT OVERWING DOOR OPEN ECAM MESSAGE. LATCH COVER (PLASTIC PART) FELL OFF IN FLIGHT (REMOVED?). PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN REINSTALLED AND WARNING WOULD HAVE GONE OUT. COVER HAS PROXIMITY SWITCH TO ENSURE CLOSED. THIS PROXIMITY SWITCH, IN ADDITION TO PROXIMITY SWITCH ON THE PLUG DOOR ARE WHAT WILL SEND MESSAGES TO ECAM.

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