Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 14, 2023
Submitted
December 15, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N662AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1274
Aircraft time
76,610 hours, 31,330 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 800 - Doors
Stage of operation
CR
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: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CLT DUR TO A LEFT FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT CAUTION MESSAGE. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED HEARING AIR RUSHING SOUND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT CLT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT HAND EMERGENCY EXIT HATCH HANDLE SEAL LEAKING AND REPLACED IT. A SATISFACTORY LEAK CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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