Service difficulty report · Door · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
October 11, 2018
Submitted
October 12, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N111US
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1114
Aircraft time
51,742 hours, 29,806 cycles
Part
Door
Part number
D5288016500351
Part serial
CG2407
Condition
Worn
Location
Rt Mlg Door
Part time
48,304 hours, 21,363 cycles
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

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR FORWARD HINGE FITTING HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE HINGE FITTING AND THE FORWARD HINGE ATTACHMENT POINT FITTING ON THE DOOR TO HAVE ELONGATED AND WORN HOLES. THE HINGE FITTING, AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR WERE REPLACED IAW AMM 32-12-11-400-001-A.

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