What was found
LOW BOTTLE PRESSURE. SLOW LEAK DETECTED IN VALVE SHAFT THROUGH THE PLATE AND COVER HOUSING. VALVE WAS OVERHAULED AND NEW O-RINGS AND BACKUP RINGS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- April 20, 2004
- Submitted
- August 10, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N841UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A319131
- Aircraft serial
- 1545
- Engine
- Iae V2522A5
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- O-Ring
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Slide Bottle
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.