Service difficulty report · Gust Lock · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
June 28, 2013
Submitted
August 9, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N628VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
2293
Part
Gust Lock
Condition
Dirty
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

ON ARRIVAL, L1 DOOR WAS OPENED AND NOTED THE L1 DOOR GUST LOCK WOULD NOT ENGAGE. MX REMOVED L1 DOOR LINER. CLEANED GUST LOCK MECHANISM, ROD SEAL INTO ITS NORMAL POSITION AND OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 52-11-21.

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