Service difficulty report · Door · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 19, 2014
Submitted
July 22, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
683
Aircraft time
58,082 hours, 22,579 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Door
Condition
Gouged
Location
E&E Bay
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

MAJOR REPAIR. FWD AVIONICS COMPARTMENT DOOR HAS GOUGE AT HANDLE CUT OUT ADJACENT TO PUSH RELEASE BUTTON. REWORKED DAMAGED AREA & REMOVED DAMAGE IAW SRM 52-41-00 PG 107 FIG 101 SH 2. REWORKED AREA IS IN ZONE 1 E BY D =2.51 > 1.5. HFEC REVEALED NO CRACKS. MATERIAL REMOVED WAS .054INCHES. FIRST INSPECTION DUE AT 60000FC FROM REPAIR ACCOMPLISHMENT.

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