Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 6, 2012
Submitted
September 8, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N449UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
851
Aircraft time
48,392 hours, 19,021 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Seal
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fairing
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORT: DURING CLIMB THROUGH FL260 M.81 EXPERIENCED RHYTHMIC FLUTTER THROUGHOUT ENTIRE JET. FOUND DAMAGED SEAL ON FUSE FRNG 197BB AND REPAIRED, FOUND BULB SEAL DAMAGED ON LEFT LOWER SURFACE AT STRUT CUTOUT. REPLACED FRNG 192AT, ACP RUD INTEGRITY CHECK AND ELEV INTEGRITY CHECK.

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