Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 28, 2013
Submitted
April 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N437UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
655
Aircraft time
56,557 hours, 21,120 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Seal
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PAX AND F/A REPORT A VIBRATION AT FLOOR LEVEL, AT ROW 20DEF. NO ABNORMAL COCKPIT INDICATIONS. FOUND LOWER BELLY FAIRING SEALS ON PANELS 197GB AND 198GB DEGRADED FROM SKYDROL. TAPED SEALS PER MT53-004. REPLACED SEALS ON PANEL 197GB AND 198GB REF MT 53-017.

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