Service difficulty report · Door · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 25, 2026
Submitted
March 26, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N476UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1508
Aircraft time
69,245 hours, 30,382 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

F/A FOUND THAT DOOR 2L ARM/DISARM HANDLE MOVED OUT 1 INCH DURING FLIGHT.NO ECAM MESSAGE. ITEM LOCKED TO CONFIRM FINDINGS EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE REF AMM 52-10-00-720-005-A. AT 2 LEFT AT APPROX 6 LBF RELEASE MECHANISM HANDLE BEGINS TO MOVE. UNLOCKED FOR UPDATING FOLLOWING AMM 52-13-22-820-001-A, TEST OF THE RELEASE MECHANISM OF THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE INSTALLED RIG PINS 98 FOR THE TEST OF THE CONTROL HANDLE PROCEDURE 4. A. AND CHECK OF THE TRIPLE LEVER PROCEDURE 4. C. BOTH RIG PINS GOES IN & OUT WITH EASE. LOCKED VERIFIED RIG PINS REMOVAL & FREE MOVEMENT OF CONTROL HANDLE STEPS 4.A AND 4.C PER MM 52-13-22-820-001-A.REF GMM 09-25-05. RII UNLOCKED ALL INSPECTION ARE UP TO DATE OK TO INSTALL SLIDE REMOVED AND REINSTALLED L2 DOOR LINER TO FOM REF AMM 25-23-46-400-001-A. LOCKED L2 DOOR SLIDE REMOVAL & REINSTALLED ON LOGPAGE 8324320. UNLOCKED PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT TO 4.0PSI. L2 DOOR HANDLE DID NOT MOVE AT ANY PRESSURE LEVEL GOING UP OR COMING BACK DOWN. 4.0PSI IS THE HIGHEST ALLOWED AT THIS STATION. OPS NORMAL.

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