Service difficulty report · Cylinder Damper · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
June 7, 2003
Submitted
June 24, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
052
Aircraft time
44,107 hours, 20,093 cycles
Part
Cylinder Damper
Part number
FE1740011
Part serial
215
Condition
Inoperative
Location
R-2 Door
Part time
4,019 hours, 1,562 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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

DURING C-04 CHECK THE R-2 DOOR DAMPER CYLINDER WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE R-2 DOOR DAMPER CYLINDER IAW AMM SUBTASK 52-13-14-020-050. VENDOR TEARDOWN OF R-2 DOOR DAMPER CYLINDER S/N 215 FOUND UNIT HEAVILY CONTAMINATED DUE TO LEAKAGE AT FRONT AND REAR CUPS, AND ALSO HAD DETERIORATED SEALS ON THE PERCUSSION & BOTTLE ASSEMBLIES. UNIT OVERHAULED PER CMM 52-11-03, AND S/B FE174-52-1, 2, 3R1 WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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