Service difficulty report · Clamp · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 24, 2013
Submitted
November 26, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N419UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
487
Aircraft time
64,659 hours, 24,547 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Clamp
Condition
Missing
Location
Entertain Sys
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

WORKING WITH SMC 6, INSTALLING CLAMPS FOUND HARDWARE MISSING 2 CLAMPS MS21919WDG3 & 1 CLAMP MS21919WDG IAW IPC 23-32-01-01 CLAMPS LOOSE. ALSO NEED .010 SAFETY WIRE FOR COAX CONNECTION TO BROADBAND BASE TX & RX CONNECTORS. STARTED REMOVAL OF GCS ANTENNA & RADOME. COMPLETED THRU STEP 2 C 2H IAW AMM SUPPLEMENT 23-32-01 DOCUMENT 10T140R109. RADOME HARDWARE PLACED IN FOAM GUIDE WITH RADOME ON LIFT PLANESIDE. ANTENNA HARDWARE & CLAMP HARDWARE DISASSEMBLED & PLACED ON A - C ADAPTER PLATE. INSTALLED NEW CLAMPS & SAFE TIED BOTH COAX CONNECTORS TO BROADBAND BASE TX & RX IAW IPC 23-32-01. SECURED OTHER LOOSE CLAMPS ALONG COAX CABLES.

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