Service difficulty report · Panel · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 6, 2021
Submitted
December 6, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N490UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1728
Aircraft time
61,401 hours, 26,494 cycles
Part
Panel
Part number
NA
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fr41
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

EMERGENCY EXIT HATCH FRAME ( EXIT AT SEAT 21A) HAS DAMAGED FILLER PANEL AT FRAME FR41 (LH). DAMAGE IS APROX .5 SQ IN IN HATCH SEAL CONTACT AREA WITH PROBABLE PRESSURIZATION LEAK OF MATING SEAL / FILLER PANEL. FILLER PANEL MUST BE RESTORED PER AMM: 53-31-00-440-802-A. DAMAGED FILLER NOTED DURING HATCH Z834 SEAL REPLACEMENT. SEE LOG PAGE 7330729 FOR POSSIBLE RELATED NOISE/ PRESSURIZATION DAMAGED FILLER DETAILS: FILLER IS BROKEN WITH A PIECE MISSING. UPDATE DAMAGED FILLER TO SDR. UPDATE THIS ITEM TO IDT. REMOVE IDT. AIR LEAK AT SEATS 21ABC. FILLER AREA MISSING, IS FROM SEAL CONTACT AREA TO OB FILLER EDGE, ALLOWING FOR AN AIR PATH FOR PRESSURIZED AIR. CLEANED AND APPLIED RESIN TO DAMAGED AREA. ECRA 5331-02169. ADD EMP:94948

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