Service difficulty report · Door · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 11, 2012
Submitted
October 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N481UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1559
Aircraft time
35,582 hours, 15,635 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Door
Condition
Dented
Location
Apu
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

FOUND CRACK IN APU DOOR. THE LT APU DOOR HAS 2 DENTS. ONE DENT IS APPROXIMATE TWO INCHES LONG AND ONE QUARTER INCH WIDE AND THE SECOND DENT IS ONE HALF INCHES LONG AND ONE QUARTER INCH WIDE. BOTH DENTS ARE IN THE SAME APPROXIMATE AREA AND MARKED. 1ST DENT MEASURES 2 IN LONG BY .25 IN WIDE AND SIXTEENTH IN DEEP. 2ND DENT MEASURE .50IN LONG BY .25 IN WIDE AND EIGHTH IN DEEP. DENTS AT 3RD STR FROM THE UPPER HINGE. BOTH WITHIN LIMITS. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR WITHOUT DEVIATION.

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