Service difficulty report · Hinge · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
June 24, 2019
Submitted
June 25, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5292
Aircraft time
22,859 hours, 9,154 cycles
Part
Hinge
Condition
Faulty
Location
Hyd Bay Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AFTER LEVEL OFF, AT CRUISE, NOISE AND VIBRATION AROUND ROW 16 THROUGH 17 BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AS FLIGHT CONTINUED. VIBRATION DISABATED AS ENGINES WENT TO IDLE AND DESCENT. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED TSM 05-50-00 AND JOBCARD 26L00005067 AND FOUND BLUE HYDRAULIC PANEL HINGES INOPERABLE AND PANEL 196BB SEAL MISSING. MAINTENANCE ALSO REPLACED HINGES PER AMM 52-41-23 AND INSTALLED SEAL ON PANEL 196BB PER AMM 53-35-13.

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