Service difficulty report · Fairing · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 26, 2012
Submitted
November 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N416UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
479
Aircraft time
63,000 hours, 23,600 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Fairing
Condition
Vibration
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
NR
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

VIBRATION AND AUDIBLE RUMBLE FELT AND HEARD THRU OUT THE FLIGHT DECK. DUE TO "SCORE" ON VIB REPORTING SHEET, APPLY SPEED TAPE TO BELLY FAIRING SEALS IDENTIFIED IN MT53-004. CREATE CF WITH "AK" AS REPAIR LIMIT AND "D" IN METERS. PERFORMED MT53-005 AND BELLY FAIRING SEALS SCORED HIGHEST. INSPECTED NOSE GEAR DOORS, EXT PWR DOOR, RADOME AND BELLY FAIRINGS. SECURED PANELS 191 & 192 DT WITH SPEED TAPE PER MT 53-004. DL1207 CREATED TO MONITOR.

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