What was found
L1 DOOR DAMPING FUNCTION DOESN'T DECREASE SPEED OR DAMPEN AT THE END OF THE OPEN DOOR TRAVEL; BUFFER HTTING ACFT. REPLACED L1 DOOR DAMPER ASSEMBLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- October 10, 2018
- Submitted
- October 12, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N649AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 803
- Aircraft time
- 72,036 hours, 27,534 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2560 · Emergency Equipment
- Part
- Damper
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- L1 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.