Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 8, 2020
Submitted
December 9, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4050
Aircraft time
34,909 hours, 13,575 cycles
Part
Hinge Fitting
Condition
Gouged
Location
Rt Mlg Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE. FOUND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR FORWARD HINGE FITTING ON FORWARD SIDE HAS DEEP GOUGE FROM HEAD OF HINGE BOLT ROTATING. INSTALLED A NON-REINFORCING REPAIR. ACCOMPLISHED FORWARD FACE REPAIR, IAW AIRBUS REPAIR INSTRUCTION R533-70507 ISSUE B.

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