Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
January 25, 2003
Submitted
January 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
053
Aircraft time
42,889 hours, 19,736 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Torn
Location
Wing/Body Fairin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENROUTE A FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTICED CONSIDERABLE VIBRATION DURING ENTIRE FLT BETWEEN ROWS 11-17. REPORTS INDICATE VIBRATIONS COULD BE FELT ABOVE AND BELOW 290 KTS. MAINTENANCE FOUND LT UPPER MID WING TO BODY FAIRING SEAL HAD OLD STYLE OF OF SEAL INSTALLED AND TORN ABOUT 3 INCHES. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAL ON LT UPPER MID WING TO BODY FAIRING WITH NEW PER A320 SRM 51-42-21. ADDITIONALLY, MAINTENANCE FOUND HYD LINE FROM PTU TO MAIN GREEN MANIFOLD 90 DEGREE UNION GOING THROUGH WEB, NUT BACKED OFF AND EVIDENCE OF VIBRATING . MAINTENANCE TIGHTENED NUT AS REQUIRED AND SUBSEQUENT LEAK CHECK OF THE FITTING WAS FOUND GOOD.

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