What was found
DOOR 1L DOES NOT CLOSE FLUSH, UPPER LEFT TOP. FOUND UPPER FWD CORNER COVER PLATE CRACKED 2 INCH IN LENGTH. STOPPED DRILLED AND APPLIED HIGH SPEED TAPE PER SRM 52-10-00. 1L DOOR COVER PLATE CRACKED.
- Difficulty date
- March 20, 2013
- Submitted
- March 23, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N479UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1538
- Aircraft time
- 38,563 hours, 16,871 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Plate
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Door 1l Cover
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.