Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
January 29, 2024
Submitted
February 2, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
843
Aircraft time
76,566 hours, 33,253 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LOUD AIR HISS HEARD AFTER T.O. IN FLT DECK. ATALT HISS FLX WIT F LX INOUTFL VLV AND CAB VS. UPDATED MAA CODE FIX USING VENDOR MAA SCREEN PLEASE CONTACT TOMC BEFORE COMMENCING ANY WORK. DEBRIEFED CAPT. AND F/O. CAPT. REPORTS WHISTLING SOUND UNDER FLIGHT DECK WHEN NLG RETRACTED. UPON INSP, DOOR SEALS FOR NLG ARE IN POOR CONDITION WITH AN APPROX. 2 INCH PIECE MISSING FROM LT NLG DOOR. GAPS NOTED LT & RT. HISSING & DOOR SEALS MAY BE A SEPERATE ISSUE THAN PRESSURIZATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR SEAL REF AMM 32-22-11-300-002-A.. REGARDING HISS FROM CABIN PRESSURIZATION, NEEDS PRESSURE CHECK PERFORMED CABIN PRESSURIZATION CHECK. NO HISSING SOUNDS AT THIS TIME.

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