Service difficulty report · Sensor · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 8, 2025
Submitted
September 10, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N457UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1146
Aircraft time
77,141 hours, 33,187 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Out Of Alignment
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DOOR R FWD EMER EXIT ECAM. DOOR IND OPEN. PRESS NORMAL PERFORMED RENDER SAFE FOR RT FWD OVERWING EXIT HATCH. SLIDE INDICATION OF HATCH IS DEFECTIVE ON LOWER ECAM, HATCH IS IN THE ARM MODE, EMERGENCY EXIT INDICATION IS DEFECTIVE ON LOWER ECAM DU, HATCH IS CORRECTLY INSTALLED. REFERENCE AMMA. C/W DDP MEL 5270BB, RT FWD OVRWG EXIT HATCH. TROUBLESHOOTING & RENDER SAFE CHECK LIST. RENDER SAFE COMPLIED WITH. MEL 5270BB. INSPECTED HANDLE FLAP PROXIMITY SWITCH, IAW AMM 52-71-13-400-001-A, PROXIMITY SWITCH GAP TO TARGET RANGE IS BTWN .0709" AND .0866". GAP TO BE AT LEAST DOUBLE & PROXIMITY TO TARGET LT - RT ALIGNMENT OFF. REALIGNED PROXIMITY TO TARGET & SET GAP TO .078". OPS CHKD GOOD. OK TO CONTINUE.

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