What was found
DOOR 2R SQUEALS DURING CLIMB & DESCENT STOPS AT CRUISE. FOUND 2 LEAK PATHS IN THE MIDDLE SILL PLATE ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE. SILL EDGE IN CABIN HAS SEALANT LOOSE & TAPED. REPLACED SILL PLATE AT DOOR 2R. NO OTHER LEAKS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- September 4, 2013
- Submitted
- September 6, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N449UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 851
- Aircraft time
- 51,614 hours, 20,290 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Sill
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.