Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
February 11, 2020
Submitted
February 12, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N152UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
5588
Aircraft time
23,002 hours, 9,104 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Loose
Location
Rt Wing Te Flap
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DIVERTED TO LAS , VERY LOUD RUMBLING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER WINGS STARTED IN CRUISE AT FL320. NOISE AND RUMBLING CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. F/A'S AN D PAX HEARD IT AND WERE PANICKING. SOMETIME AFTER WE STARTED DES CENT AND POWER WAS REDUCED THE NOISE STOPPED AND DID NOT RETURN. NOISE SOUNDED ALMOST LIKE A COMPRESSOR STALL BUT CVOULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED WHERE IT WAS. NO FAULTS OR INDICATIONS OF ANY KIND DI SPLAYED ON ECAM. ALSO VIBRATION WAS NORMAL THROUGHOUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED. INSP'D AND FOUND THE RUBBER SEAL ON R/H INBD T/E FLAP TORN, REPLACED IAW AMM 57-51-15. ALSO FOUND SCREW IN BETWEEN L/H WING TO BODY UPPER FAIRING SEAL. REMOVED AND COMPLETED TSM TASK 05-50-00-810-801-A.

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