What was found
WHILE ACCOMPLISHING CH5544, FOUND COCKPIT DOOR UPPER HINGE PIN WORN IN UPPER MOUNT BLOCK. ALLOWING DOOR PLAY CAUSING DOOR TO DRAG ON FLOOR INTERMITTENTLY. REPLACED UPPER DOOR POST.
- Difficulty date
- April 10, 2013
- Submitted
- April 29, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N446UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 834
- Aircraft time
- 49,331 hours, 19,834 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5344 · Fuselage, Door Hinge
- Part
- Post
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Cockpit Door Hin
- 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.