What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS IN BASE MAINITENANCE: DURING OPERATIONAL TEST OF PASSENGER CREW DOOR 832 DOOR DAMPING FUNCTION WAS FOUND HARD IMPACT BETWEEN BUFFER AND FUSELAGE AT AFT GALLEY AREA. REPLACED DOOR DAMPER AND EMERGENCY OPERATIONAL CYLINDER.
- Difficulty date
- August 1, 2023
- Submitted
- August 2, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N712US
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 1038
- Aircraft time
- 63,683 hours, 37,241 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Damper
- Part number
- FE174004
- Part serial
- 280
- Condition
- No Test
- Location
- Zone 800 - Doors
- Part time
- 93,421 hours, 45,663 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.