What was found
SLIDE/RAFT D30665-105 TOP INFLATION TUBE RT SIDE SEAM FAILED DURING PROOF PRESSURE TEST. TOP TUBE HAS A 4 FOOT SEAM RIP ON RT SIDE ABOVE THE REDUCER BULKHEAD FROM THE FAILURE. UNIT IS BEING SENT TO THE VENDOR FOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- May 18, 2001
- Submitted
- May 30, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N404UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 450
- Aircraft time
- 25,493 hours, 9,506 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Tube
- Part number
- D30674101
- Part serial
- A5780
- Condition
- Unserviceable
- Location
- Slide
- Part time
- 101,993 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.