Service difficulty report · Rod End · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 15, 2012
Submitted
November 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N482UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1584
Aircraft time
36,121 hours, 15,881 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Rod End
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
R2 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DOOR 2R SLIDE ARM LT CONT FLASHES. HANDLE MOVING. VIDEO DOCUMENTATION. ACFT NEEDS FLT CHECK. ADJUSTED FLEX CONTROL ROD LOWER ROD END PER AMM. CHECK DOOR RIG AND GAPS REF MM 52-13-22 AND SWITCH REF MM 52-71-00 ACCOMPLISHED. FOUND GIRT BAR ARMING MECHANISM PARTS 390 & 400 LOOSE AT SERRATIONS DUE TO LOOSE HARDWARE. VERIFIED SAFETY & SECURITY OF DOOR 2R ARMING MECH. OPS NORMAL. NO DEFECTS NOTED. WHEN PERFORMING EMERGENCY LIGHT TEST ACCT DOOR 2R SLIDE INSTALLATION, GOT CIDS MESSAGE EMERGENCY BATTERY FWD LEFT. REPLACED FWD LEFT EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY. EMERGENCY LIGHT TEST CHECKED OK.

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