Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 5, 2012
Submitted
February 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N470UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1427
Aircraft time
36,066 hours, 15,564 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Seal
Part number
D5331036920100
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Wing Fairing
Stage of operation
IN
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

AIR LEAK NOISE ON RT SIDE OF A-C BY EXIT ROW BACK. PAX COMPLAINING. LOUD PRESSURE LEAK COMING FROM FWD RT OVER WING EMERG EXIT WINDOW DURING DESCENT. DEBRIEFED INBD CREW. SOUND LOUDEST IN SEAT NEAREST FWD OVERWING EXIT. CHKD FWD OVERWING EXIT, NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS NOTED. FOUND WING FAIRING 192DT LOWER SEAL DETERIORATING JUST UNDER WINDOW. TAPED PER MT 53-004. FOUND SQUEAL AT FWD EMERGENCY HATCH. REPOSITIONED SEAL, CLEANED MATING SURFACES. PRESS TESTED OKAY. ADJUSTED SEAL POSITION, CLEANED SILL AND HATCH SEAL.

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