What was found
POTABLE WATER SERVICE PANEL HAS BROKEN LATCH ANGLE. FWD LATCH IS STILL OPERABLE. BUT ANGLE THAT IT LATCHES TO IS BROKEN. MANUFACTURED ANGLE BRACKET IAW MT 52-024 REV B. BRACKET INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5341-01035.
- Difficulty date
- April 29, 2013
- Submitted
- May 24, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N433UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 589
- Aircraft time
- 58,316 hours, 21,897 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5344 · Fuselage, Door Hinge
- Part
- Hinge Bracket
- Part number
- D53480074
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Service Panel
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.