Service difficulty report · Hinge · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
August 21, 2012
Submitted
August 22, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N272AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
333
Aircraft time
57,400 hours, 8,507 cycles
Part
Hinge
Condition
Broken
Location
L2 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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

MID PAX 2L DOOR DIFFICULT ONLY TO CLOSE FROM OUTSIDE. MAINTENANCE FOUND TRIM HINGE IN DOOR, REMOVED, DOOR OPERATES OK.

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