Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
June 16, 2013
Submitted
July 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N816UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
871
Aircraft time
50,577 hours, 20,172 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Seal
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRFRAME VIBRATION FROM T/O THROUGH 17K FT. SUSPECT LOWER F/O NOSE AREA. ENGINE PARAMETERS NORMAL, FOUND SEAL AT PANEL 191BT AND 191DT SPLIT AND PROTRUDING OUT OF THE GAP. TAPED OVER DAMAGED AREA IAW AMM MT 53-004. COMPLETED VIBRATION SHEET AND TROUBLESHOOTING IAW MT 53-005. DL1493 CREATED TO MONITOR . SEAL WITH AERODYNAMIC SEALANT. SEAL INTACT AND SECURE.

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