Service difficulty report · Control Box · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
January 29, 2017
Submitted
January 30, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N127UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0811
Aircraft time
17,465 hours, 11,067 cycles
Part
Control Box
Condition
Leaking
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CABIN ENTRY DOOR HAS A SQUEAL FROM LOWER LEFT CORNER WHEN PRESSURIZED. PRESSURIZED TO 3 PSI, SQUEAL STARTED AND WAS TRACED TO ENTRY DOOR HANDLE AT AFT HINGE POINT ON EXTERIOR HANDLE. R & R THE DOOR CONTROL BOX. PRESSURIZED ACFT NO LEAKS NOTED.

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