Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
October 21, 2007
Submitted
October 23, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N841UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
1545
Aircraft time
22,041 hours, 8,685 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Seal
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Overwing Exit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT DIVERTED DUE TO VIBRATION ON AN OVERWING EXIT WINDOW. FLIGHT DIVERTED FOR A SECOND TIME TO ORD UNDER AMBER ALERT DUE TO SAME PROBLEM. 11-01-07 FOUND OVERWING EXIT DOOR SEAL OUT OF PLACE. REMOVED AND REPLACED OVERWING EXIT DOOR SEAL. ACCOMPLISHED TEST FLIGHT- NO NOISE OR VIBRATION NOTED.

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