Service difficulty report · Bellcrank · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 16, 2009
Submitted
December 31, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
450
Aircraft time
54,339 hours, 19,774 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Bellcrank
Condition
Frozen
Location
Door 1l
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DOOR 1L HARD TO ARM. LINER REMOVED. ISOLATED CABLE FROM SYSTEM. STILL HAVE SOME BINDING. FOUND FROZEN BELLCRANK AND SPACER FROZEN TO BOLT. (BELLCRANK ASSY AND ROD ASSY ARE DISCONNECTED AND GIVEN TO HNGR SMC.. WITH BELLCRANK DISCONNECTED DOOR ARMS NORMALLY). REPLACED BELLCRANK AND RECONNECTED ROD ASSY. REPLACED SLIDE DUE TO SLIDE GIRT FLAP NOT FOLDED CORRECTLY.

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