Service difficulty report · Damper · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
May 7, 2012
Submitted
May 8, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N622AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
54
Aircraft time
70,972 hours, 31,842 cycles
Part
Damper
Part number
FE174004
Part serial
322
Condition
Leaking
Location
L2 Door
Part time
71,379 hours, 32,032 cycles
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

C1 CHECK - LEFT AFT ENTRY L2 DOOR EMERGENCY ASSIST ACTUATOR BOTTLE BLEED DOWN AFTER CHARGE AND DOOR OPENS SLOWLY. REPLACED DIAPHRAGM IN THE PERCUSSION MECHANISM OF THE L2 DOOR DAMPER, SHEAR PIN WAS ALSO REPLACED IAW A320 AMM 52-10-00-610-001-A.

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