Service difficulty report · Door · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
December 6, 2000
Submitted
December 11, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N631AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
077
Part
Door
Part number
D5227900200653
Condition
Leaking
Location
Emergency Exit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CMH - UNSCHEDULED LANDING - ENROUTE FROM EWR TO LAS THERE WAS A LOUD LOW FREQ. NOISE FROM THE RIGHT AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO CMH; ON DESCENT THROUGH 4.3 PSI DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE THE NOISE STOPPED. IN CMH, THE EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR WAS REMOVED AND REINSTALLED ENSURING THE DOOR SEATED PROPERLY; THE AIRCRAFT WAS PRESSURIZED AND CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND NOISES - NONE WERE NOTED

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