Service difficulty report · Slide · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 14, 2005
Submitted
July 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N411UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
464
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Slide
Part number
D30664105
Part serial
A5736
Condition
Torn
Location
Gauge & Bag
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.

What was found

PREDEPLOYED, FOUND BOTTLE GAUGE BROKEN AND BAG TORN. ASPIRATOR BENT. ALL FLANGABLE LINKS POPPED A HOLE IN THE TOP TUBE, BLOWN OUT SEAM AND TORN FABRIC. DEFECTS REPORTED BY THE OSV SHOP (WINSLOW) ARE OF A SLIDE/RAFT PREVIOUSLY INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED BY CREW ON 12/17/2004 (IAD). THERE WAS NO REPORTED ABNORMALITY DURING SLIDE DEPLOYMENT, HENCE THE REPORTED MULTIPLE DAMAGE ON THE SLIDE/RAFT ASSY FOUND IN THE SHOP ARE PROBABLY DUE TO MISHANDLING DURING SLIDE REMOVAL AND/OR TRANSPORTATION.

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