Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
December 23, 2020
Submitted
December 24, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N127UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
4202
Aircraft time
29,961 hours, 16,097 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
R1 Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. LOUD NOISE 1R DOOR FL 320 AS WE WERE CLIMBING 8.0 PSI LEVELED ATFL 360 8000 FT CABIN ALT. DESCENDED TO FL 310 NOISE STOPPED 7.8 PSI 5350 FT CABIN ALTITUDE. MAINTENANCE FOUND CATERING PLASTIC SEAL STUCK TO LOWER AFT CORNER OF THE 1R DOOR SEAL. REMOVED DEBRIS AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE DOOR SYSTEM, PER AMM 52-10-00.

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