Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 21, 2011
Submitted
June 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
503
Aircraft time
57,010 hours, 21,321 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Mechanism
Part number
D5237130100651
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cargo Door
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

AFT CARGO DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT ROTATE TO CLOSE. SAMC TEXT: CONTACT SAMC, DOOR HANDLE CRACKED AT PIVOT AREA. REPLACE DOOR LOCK HANDLE PER MM. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW HANDLE MECHANISM D5237130100651 PER AMM. AFT CARGO DOOR HANDLE MECHANISM HAS SET SCREW MISSING (AN565FC1032H8, NUT PCN 750-5493 AND TAB WASHER 756-1119). INSTALLED A SCREW AND JAMB NUT AS AN INTERIM REPAIR AND ADJUSTED. PLACED PAC ORDER FOR SET SCREW ON V5608. 40 EA AN565FC1032 IN HB 1 OSTF C4513 MAY 27 11. 2EA PN AN565FC1032H OSTF C 5538 MOVED TO SFRJL. INSTALLED NEW SET SCREW, WASHER AND NUT. CHECKED RIG. OP CHECKS GOOD.

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