Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
February 12, 2020
Submitted
February 13, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N152UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
5588
Aircraft time
23,003 hours, 9,105 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Torn
Location
Fairing
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: VERY LOUD RUMBLING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER WINGS STARTED IN CRUISE AT FL320. NOISE AND RUMBLING CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. F/A'S AND PAX HEARD IT AND WERE PANICKING. SOMETIME AFTER WE STARTED DESCENT AND POWER WAS REDUCED THE NOISE STOPPED AND DID NOT RETURN.NOISE SOUNDED ALMOST LIKE A COMPRESSOR STALL BUT CVOULD NOT BEIDENTIFIED WHERE IT WAS. NO FAULTS OR INDICATIONS OF ANY KIND DISPLAYED ON ECAM. ALSO VIBRATION WAS NORMAL THROUGHOUT. ALSO LOUD RANDOM BANGING FROM ROW 12 A/C RIGHT AT CRUISE 330 AND 290 AT CRUISE SPEED BANGING STOPPED WHEN SLOWED TO 250 KNOTS AND STOPPED. REMOVED FAIRING 192DT, REPLACED SEALS, REINSTALLED FAIRING 192DT IAW MM 53-35-11. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SAFETY VALVE IAW AMM 32-31-00. INSP'D AND FPOUND THE RUBBER SEAL ON R/H INBD T/E FLAP TORN, REPLACED IAW AMM 57-51-15.

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