Service difficulty report · Latch · Airbus A310222

Difficulty date
May 11, 2011
Submitted
June 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N455FE
Make and model
Airbus A310222
Aircraft serial
331
Aircraft time
36,386 hours, 16,686 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
CL
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

CLIMBING THRU FL 310 ECAM INDICATED "R FWD CABIN DOOR NOT CLOSED". CABIN PRESSURIZATION INCREASED RATE OF CLIMB FROM 300-400 FPM TO 800 FPM AND CABIN ALTITUDE WAS 8000. SHOULD USUALLY BE AROUND 5600 FPM OR SO. CABIN DOOR SHOWED UNLOCKED ON ECAM BUT LATER SHOWED LOCKED. VISUALLY CONFIRMED LOCKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED R-1 DOOR SWTICHES 8WS AND 42 WS IAW AMM 52-71-11-04 AND -05. REINSTALLED ALL REMOVED DOOR LININGS REF AMM 25-23-41-04 AND ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY. PERFORMED GVI OF ALL LATCHING MECHANISMS AND FOR FREE PLAY IN DOOR MECHANISMS REF 52-10-20-06, WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION TEST REF AMM 05-53-00-00-9, WITH NO ABNORMALITIES OR LEAKS NOTED. DOOR OPERATES NORMALLY REFERNCE AMM 52-71-00-05. OK FOR SERVICE.

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