Service difficulty report · Door Seal · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
March 7, 2026
Submitted
March 9, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N995JL
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
08293
Aircraft time
28,099 hours, 8,803 cycles
Part
Door Seal
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

FLT# 751 JFK-JFK . "DURING CLIMBOUT AT 22000', L1 DOOR NOISE STARTED. VOLUME INCREASED AS ALTITUDE INCREASED. AT FL 340 NOISE WAS AS LOUD AS AN AIR RAID SIREN. HAD TO TALK VERY LOUDLY IN GALLEY 1 JUST TO HEAR EACH OTHER. SOUND WAS VERY LOUD IN COCKPIT AS WELL. WE ELECTED TO DESCEND, SOUND WENT AWAY AT FL 220 @7.3 PSI, 3000' CABIN ALT.; REF LOGPAGE 4597858 ITEM 1 REPLACED L1 DOOR SEAL PER AMM 52-11-18-400-001-A. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED NEW SEAL. PERFORMED THE PRESSURIZATION TEST OF AIRCRAFT WITH APU BLEED 05-52-00. NO LEAKS NOTED . NO ABNORMAL SOUND NOTED.

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