Service difficulty report · Gust Lock · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
August 26, 2013
Submitted
September 20, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N626VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
2830
Part
Gust Lock
Condition
Damaged
Location
L1 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

CABIN CREW NOTED L1 DOOR GUST LOCK WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED UPON ARRIVAL AT DESTINATION. MX TECH EVALUATED AND RE-ALIGNED THE NYLON BUSHING. THE L-1 GUST LOCK OPERATED NORMALLY IAW AMM 52-10-00-06. THE ACFT DEPARTED AND NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. PRIOR TO FLIGHT, ANOTHER DOOR ISSUE WAS ENCOUNTERED AND RMA 613 WAS CREATED AND IMPLEMENTED. ON 8-30-13 THE L1 DOOR BUSHING WAS REPLACED AND NO FURTHER ISSUES WITH THE L1 DOOR FOLLOWED.

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