Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 22, 2016
Submitted
February 26, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N617NK
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft time
13,185 hours, 6,023 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
D5227908020400
Condition
Leaking
Location
R2 Door
Stage of operation
CL
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

PULSING AIR SOUND NEAR R2 DOOR IS STILL THERE. STARTS IN CLIMB AROUND 4.0 PSI AND STOPS AROUND 7.3 DIF PRESSURE IN DESCENT IT STARTS IMMEDIATELY AND IS LOUDER THAN LAST FLIGHTS WRITE UP. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF THE MANUAL MODE SELECT AND MANUAL MODE PRESSURE CONTROL IAW AMM 21-31-00-710-003-AAND. OPS TEST OF PRESSURE CONTROL AND MONITORING REF AMMM 21-31-00-710-002-A, NO FAULTS NOTED, PRESSURIZED ACFT ON THE GROUND, REF AMM 05-53-00, COULD NOT DUPLICATE ON GROUND.

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