Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
August 23, 2021
Submitted
August 31, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N638VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
03503
Aircraft time
42,563 hours, 13,173 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D5211300300000
Part serial
LE4522
Condition
Gouged
Location
L2 Door
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.

What was found

HISSING NOISE FROM DOOR 2 L LOWER PORTION IN FLIGHT. GROUNDED - YES. FOUND DAMAGE TO LOWER SECTION OF L2 DOOR. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR TO LOWER SECTION OF THE L2 DOOR REF A320 SRM 52-10-00-300-005. THIS IS A CATERGORY "B" REPAIR WITH AN INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 60,000 FC AFTER REPAIR EMBODIMENT REF A320 SRM 52-10-00-205-011. ACCOMPLISHED PRESSURE LEAK CHECK AT L2 DOOR. NO NOISE NOTED.

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