Service difficulty report · Hook · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 15, 2025
Submitted
April 21, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
506
Aircraft time
94,244 hours, 37,601 cycles
Part
Hook
Condition
Worn
Location
Zone 800
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

LEVEL 3 CHRONIC FWD CARGO DOOR ECAM, FWD CARGO DOOR HANDLE PROX SNSR(28WV)TGT POS.TSM 32-31-00-810-877-A.TROUBLESHOOTING. REF LOG PG 4283212 THERE WAS ISSUE WITH HANDLE BEING SECURE. THE TARGET GAP HAS BEEN ADJUSTED SEVERAL TIMES.CHECK THE HANDLE AND MECHANISM FOR SLOP ALLOWING THE GAP TO CHANGE.IF SO CORRECT CYCLE THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES AND VERIFY THE GAP DOES NOT CHANGE. INSPECT AND IDENTIFY WHAT WE NEED TO SECURE THE HANDLE IN PLACE WHEN STOWED FOR FLIGHT.HANDLE SECURE AND GAP DOES NOT CHANGE.LVL 3 ISSUE.REPLACE THE DOOR HARNESS AND TERMINAL BLOCKS IN THE DOOR AMM FOR SENSOR GAP 52-71-00-820-004-A.AMM FOR DOOR HARNESS 52-34-24-000-001-A,52-34-24-400-001-A.VERIFY HARNESS P/N. CARRIED BY ELB ASM 31-54-05.AWM 31-54-46. LOCKED DUE TO LEVEL 3. UNLOCKED FOR UPDATE WHILE INSPECTING THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR HANDLE. FOUND HOOK THAT SECURES HANDLE IN STOWED POSITION WORN. THIS WILL CAUSE THE HANDLE TO NOT FULLY SEAT AND VIBRATE OUT OF THE STOWED POSITION DURI NG TAKEOFF. WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS BY BANGING ON HANDLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED.

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