Service difficulty report · Sealant · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 3, 2011
Submitted
September 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
435
Aircraft time
58,048 hours, 21,659 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Sealant
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Tcas Antenna
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

NOISE IN AREA OF THE UPPER TCAS ANTENNA. ANTENNA SEALANT FOUND DETERIORATED AND BLACK AIR STREAKS EMITTING FROM AREA. ACCOMPLISH CABIN PRESSURIZATION AND CHECK AREA FOR POSSIBLE NOISES ON THE INSIDE OF A-C AND OUTSIDE OF A-C AFTER REPLACEMENT OF TCAS ANTENNA. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT REF JRH2-40-80, FOUND NO LEAKS AT UPPER TCAS ANTENNA.

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