What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR FORWARD HINGE FITTING ON THE KEEL BEAM SIDE IS CRACKED. REPLACED HINGE FITTING PER EA 347361.
- Difficulty date
- August 23, 2023
- Submitted
- August 28, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N162UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320*
- Aircraft serial
- 1412
- Aircraft time
- 72,209 hours, 27,567 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5344 · Fuselage, Door Hinge
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 700 - Gears
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.