Service difficulty report · Damper · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
October 8, 2003
Submitted
October 17, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
053
Aircraft time
45,216 hours, 20,649 cycles
Part
Damper
Part number
FE1740011
Part serial
455
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
R-2 Door
Part time
16,411 hours, 6,401 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-03 CHECK FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF EMERGENCY EVACUATION SYS, IDENTIFIED A WEAK DOOR DAMPER CYLINDER AT R-2 DOOR. MAINT R&R R-2 DOOR DAMPER CYLINDER IAW AMM. ADJUSTED PERCUSSION BELL CRANK FINGER IAW AMM, OPERATIONAL CHECK C/W IAW AMM SUBTASK 52-10-00-614-050. VENDOR TEARDOWN OF DAMPER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY S/N 455 CONFIRMED FAILURE OF UNIT. THE FRONT AND REAR CUPS WERE FOUND LEAKING DUE TO WORN SEALS, THE PERCUSSION ASSY FOUND CONTAMINATED, & ALSO FOUND RUSTED SPRING WASHERS IN REGULATOR VALVE ASS. REPLACED 15 EACH VARIOUS SEALS, 12 EACH SPRING WASHERS, UNIT WAS REPAIRED PER CMM.

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