Service difficulty report · Door · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
August 1, 2014
Submitted
August 6, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N644AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
317
Aircraft time
69,098 hours, 30,273 cycles
Engine
Iae V2500A1
Part
Door
Condition
Loose
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON REACHING LEVEL OFF AT 35000 FT, NR 1 ENGINE VIBRATION EXCEEDED 5.0 N1, IT REACHED A MAXIMUM OF 6.2. REDUCED POWER TO KEEP VIBRATION BELOW 5.0 IAW TSM 77-30-00-810-826A. FOUND NR 1 ENG OIL SERVICE DOOR LOOSE & HAS PLAY. REPLACED ENGINE OIL SERVICE DOOR & HINGE ASSEMBLY IAW SRM 51-42-11.

More about the Airbus A320-231