Service difficulty report · Door · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
March 2, 2001
Submitted
March 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N629AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
076
Aircraft time
35,923 hours, 16,757 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Iced
Location
Aft Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DTW - ABORTED TAKEOFF - 2/26/01 - DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE CREW GOT AN ECAM MESSAGE FOR THE AFT CARGO DOOR. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED BELOW 60 KTS. THE AFT CARGO DOOR WAS INSPECTED AND AN ICE BUILDUP AROUND THE DOOR WAS FOUND. THE ICE WAS REMOVED AND THE CARGO DOOR INDICATION CHECKED GOOD; NO FURTHER REPORTS HAVE BEEN NOTED.

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