Service difficulty report · Door Seal · Airbus A319115

Difficulty date
August 20, 2022
Submitted
August 22, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N93003
Make and model
Airbus A319115
Aircraft serial
5704
Aircraft time
24,076 hours, 11,484 cycles
Part
Door Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 800 - Doors
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: CREW REPORTED PRESSURIZATION UNCONTROLLABLE IN AUTO SYSTEM 1, AUTO SYSTEM 2,AND MANUAL. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CLT WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED PRESSURIZATION TEST AND WAS UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE THE AIRCRAFT ABOVE 4 PSI. FOUND FORWARD CARGO DOOR SEAL INCORRECTLY INSTALLED AND LEAKING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE SEAL PER AMM 52-31-18. AND A SATISFACTORY LEAK CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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