Service difficulty report · Hook · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 18, 2010
Submitted
October 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
450
Aircraft time
56,786 hours, 20,825 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Hook
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
R2 Door
Stage of operation
NR
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 2 RT - INTERIOR HANDLE CAN BE MOVED TO THE CLOSED POSITION WITH DOOR STILL OPEN. SUSPECT HANDLE INTERLOCK MECHANISM NOT FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. REMOVED UPPER DOOR LINING. FOUND THE HOOKS HAVE SLIPPED ON THEIR ADJUSTMENT SERRATIONS. (THEY ARE MOUNTED ON GEARBOX ASSY & CONTROLLED BY THE LOWERING SHAFT). REPLACEMENTS ON AOM'S Z2575 & U2510. ADJUSTMENT IN AMM. ADJUSTED THE REPLACED HOOKS PER MM AND REINSTALLED UPPER DOOR LINER ON DOOR 2R. NOTE: THE SLIDE WAS NOT DISTURBED.

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