Service difficulty report · Door · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 25, 2013
Submitted
March 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N468UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1363
Aircraft time
42,783 hours, 16,807 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Door
Condition
Unlatched
Location
Oxygen Mask
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

36D O2 MASK DEPLOYED. DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. MANUALLY CYCLED LATCH AND DOOR CLOSED AND LATCHED OK. DROP TEST GOOD AND RELATCHED OK. SUSPECT DOOR NOT FULLY LOCKED IN PLACE AFTER DROP TEST JUST BEFORE PROBLEM OCCURRED.

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