Service difficulty report · Slide · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 8, 2004
Submitted
January 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N474UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1475
Aircraft time
8,861 hours, 3,443 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Slide
Condition
Will Not Test
Location
Lt Overwing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LT OVERWING EXIT SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY AUTOMATICALLY WHEN HATCH WAS REMOVED AND DID DEPLOY WHEN MANUAL OVERRIDE WAS ENGAGED. SLIDE BOTTLE ASSY INFLATION CABLE WAS FOUND KINKED INSIDE THE PULLEY OF THE WIRE CONTROL ASSY AND THE END OF CABLE WAS FOUND TWISTED. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE INFLATION CABLE BEING PUSHED DURING INSTLN OF SLIDE BOTTLE ASSY. THE INFLATION SYSTEM MANUAL OVERRIDE CREATED FORCES TO DEPLOY THE SLIDE ASSEMBLY. THE AMM INSTRUCTIONS AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS OF THE OFFWING SLIDE BOTTLE ASSY CAUTION AGAINST PUSHING THE INFLATION CABLE DURING INSTALLATION.

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