A319
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Total 9332; Flight Crew Type 8764
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe
General Maintenance Action
Aircraft; Procedure; Human Factors
On walk around crew noticed the rubber seals on the top of the rear Nose Landing Gear vertical door installed backwards. The rubber seal has a long side and a short side. Usual install has the long side on the horizontal with a slight overhang past the metal of the door. These seals were installed reverse of what they should have been. [This report is] to address that this is a growing trend with multiple write ups by this crew. Someone; somewhere; is not paying attention to detail (heavy maintenance?) and putting the seals on wrong. Write up was submitted prior to boarding but we left a few mins late as Maintenance had to find paperwork to confirm the write up. Seal change to correct configuration is fairly quick.
A319 Captain reported that seals for the nose landing gear doors were installed backwards.