What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: 1L ENTRY DOOR BINDS UP ABOUT HALF OPEN. WILL NOT LOCK OPEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED L1 DOOR DAMPER AND EMERGENCY OPERATION CYLINDER OPERATIONS CHECK OK. OK FOR SERVICE PER AMM 52-11-14.
- Difficulty date
- November 20, 2021
- Submitted
- November 22, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N711UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 1033
- Aircraft time
- 60,182 hours, 35,114 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Damper
- Part number
- FE240004
- Part serial
- 995
- Condition
- Binding
- Location
- Zone 800 - Doors
- Part time
- 60,177 hours, 35,112 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.