What was found
ACFT EXPERIENCED A L1 DOOR GUST LOCK FAILURE. FAULT DETERMINED TO BE THE RESULT OF A MIGRATED BUSHING IN THE GUST LOCK MECHANISM. BUSHING REINSTALLED IAW AMM 52-11-00-05, NO FURTHER ISSUES WERE NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- October 29, 2013
- Submitted
- November 15, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N641VA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 3656
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Bushing
- Condition
- Migrated
- Location
- Gust Lock
- 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.