Service difficulty report · Diaphragm · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
November 29, 2017
Submitted
December 4, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N288AY
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1441
Aircraft time
16,938 hours, 2,667 cycles
Part
Diaphragm
Condition
Defective
Location
R3 Door
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

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. HISTORY SHOWS FLIGHT DELAYS CAUSED BY 3R DOOR BOTTLE PRESSURE LOW. INITIAL SERVICING OF DOOR BOTTLE DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. REPLACED DIAPHRAGM IN THE PERCUSSION MECHANISM OF THE DOOR DAMPER AND SERVICED DOOR ASSIST BOTTLE NO LEAKS NOTED.

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