Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 10, 2012
Submitted
February 14, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N480UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1555
Aircraft time
34,499 hours, 14,985 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Seal
Part number
D5757428700051
Condition
Damaged
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DEBRIEFED INBOUND FLIGHT, COMMENTED THAT COMING INTO SFO WHEN FLAPS WAS BEING LOWER, AIRFRAME STARTED TO RUMBLE AND FEELS LIKE A LATERAL VIBRATION. PER FLIGHT CREW, HAS HISTORY ON FLAPS ISSUE. CK TRAILING FLAP FAIRING AND FOUND TO BE NORMAL, ALSO CK NLG DOORS AND FOUND LT SMALL DOOR HAVE PLAY ON HINGE, ALSO STARTED THE TROUBLESHOOTING TSM AND RESULTED ON THE RUDDER AS THE SOURCE OF VIBRATION. FOUND CUSHION SEALS BETWEEN I/B & O/B FLAPS DAMAGED. RESEARCHING PARTS. REPLACED SEALS.

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