Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
June 20, 2011
Submitted
July 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N527VA
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
3417
Part
Mechanism
Part number
D521107162000
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ACFT ARRIVED AT DESTINATION, WHEN OPENING THE L1 MAIN ENTRY DOOR, THE GUEST SERVICE AGENT NOTED THE LOCK STAY (GUST LOCK) WOULD NOT ENGAGE WITH THE DOOR COMLETELY OPEN. IT WAS TOLD TO THE CAPT, WHO NOTIFIED MX CONTROL, MX WAS CALLED TO THE AIRCRAFT TO INVESTIGATE AND WAS PROVIDED THE TSM AND AMM REFERENCES TO START TROUBLESHOOTING. UPON GAINING ACCESS TO THE LOCK STAY, THEY NOTED NO ISSUES WITH THE MECHANISM OTHER THAN BEING DRY AND STICKING. MX LUBRICATED AND OPS TESTED THE LOCK STAY IAW AMM TASK 52-13-12. THE ACFT WAS PLACED BACK IN SERVICE AND DEPARTED. NO FURTHER ISSUES WITH THIS DOOR HAVE BEEN NOTED.

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