Service difficulty report · Helicoil · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 10, 2025
Submitted
August 13, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N437UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
655
Aircraft time
86,267 hours, 34,285 cycles
Part
Helicoil
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFT CARGO DOOR LATCHOPENED DURING FLT PERFORMED TSM 32-31-00-810-886-A, AFT CARGO DOOR INDICATION PROXIMITY SWITCH TGT POS FAULT. WHILE PERFORMING OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR. FOUND HANDLE MECHANISM BEARING LOOSE, MISSING HARDWARE. MAKING THE VENT DOOR EASY TO OPEN AND DOOR HANDLE CAME IN WITH HANDLE POPPED OPEN. REMOVED LOCKING HANDLE MECHANISM ON AFT CARGO DOOR. REF AMM 52-32-21-000-001-A. DURNING CARGO DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM REMOVAL. REF AMM 52-32-21-400-001-A. HELI-COIL CAME OUT WITH THE BOLT ITEM 18. RE-INSTALLED MISSING HELI-COIL . REF SRM 52-32-00-01-A. INSTALLED LOCKING HANDLE MECHANISM ON AFT CARGO DOOR. REF AMM 52-32-11-820-002-A FOR PROPER ADJUSTMENT OF HANDLE. REF AMM 52-32-21-400-001-A FOR INSTALLATION. OPS CHECK GOOD. ACP AND VERIFIED INSTALLATION, ADJUSTMENT AND FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF AFT CGO LOCKING HANDLE MECHANISM AS RII REQUIRED REF AMM 52-32-21-400-001-A, 52-32-11-820-002-A AND 52-32-00-720-001-A, FOUND SATISFACTORY AND SECURED.

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