Service difficulty report · Bearing · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 22, 2013
Submitted
August 21, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N428UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
523
Aircraft time
62,452 hours, 23,477 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Bearing
Condition
Cracked
Location
Aft Cargo Door
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.

What was found

AT ARRIVAL FOUND AFT CARGO DOOR DAMAGED AT AND AROUND DOOR OPEN LEVER AND WAS UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR. FOUND BEARING ASSY CRACKED ITEM 140 IPC 52-32-21-03 ON AFT CARGO HANDLE ASSY. INSTALLED STOP SCREWS IN NEW HANDLE ASSY. BLENDED DENTED AREA TO REMOVE STRESS RISERS. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC. NO CRACK INDICATIONS NOTED.

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