Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
October 14, 2002
Submitted
October 17, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N645AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
238
Aircraft time
33,482 hours, 14,995 cycles
Part
Cylinder
Part number
FE174001
Part serial
510
Condition
Leaking
Location
Pax Door
Part time
40,153 hours, 18,040 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
K, L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING C-01 CHECK THE R-2 DOOR WAS FOUND TO HAVE NO DAMPING ACTION WHEN CLOSING DUE TO INTERNAL LEAKAGE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE R-2 DOOR DAMPING AND EMERGENCY CYLINDER IAW AMM TASK 52-13-14-000-001 AND TASK 52-13-14-400-001, FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.

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