Service difficulty report · Cable · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 2, 2004
Submitted
November 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N411UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
464
Aircraft time
35,622 hours, 12,920 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Cable
Part number
D30665105
Part serial
A5730
Condition
Broken
Location
Escape Slide
Component
Slide · Aircruisers
Component part number
D30665105
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

DOOR 2R WILL NOT ARM. THE CABLE AT BOTTOM OF SLIDE/RAFT ASSY WAS FOUND BROKEN WHICH DISRUPTED THE NORMAL FUNCTION OF EMERGENCY SELECTOR MECHANISM. THE SLIDE RAFT CABLE SYSTEM IN THE SLIDE LOWER LACING COVER IS A SENSITIVE DESIGN. RELEASING THE CABLE SYSTEM WOULD DROP THE SLIDE PACK FOR DEPLOYMENT. IN-SERVICE ABUSE, SUCH AS INADVERTENT IMPACT BY FOOD CARTS, ETC OR BY SOMEONE SITTING ON THE SLIDE BUSTLE COULD TRIGGER THIS UNWANTED RESULT. REPLACED 2R DOOR SLIDE.

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