Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 16, 2012
Submitted
November 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N482UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1584
Aircraft time
36,191 hours, 15,914 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Seal
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, E
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

TROUBLESHOOT VIBRATION WHEN FLAPS FULL EXTEND. FOUND WING TO FUSELAGE PANEL 193AT SEAL INSTALLED BACKWARDS AND NOT CONTACTING WING SURFACE PER MM. ALSO SEAL RETAINER INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. REPOSITIONED SEAL AND INSTALLED RETAINER CORRECTLY FOUND PANEL 194AT SEAL WORN AND INCORRECTLY INSTALLED. REPLACED SEAL.

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