Service difficulty report · Hose · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 24, 2005
Submitted
June 28, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
589
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Hose
Part number
D37085101
Part serial
1462
Condition
Broken
Location
Escape Slide
Component
Slide
Component part number
D31517113
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

HOSE FOUND BROKEN BY ASPIRATOR. HOSE WAS FOUND BROKEN AT END NEAR ASPIRATOR CONNECTION DURING MAINTENANCE OF THE SLIDE IN THE SHOP. PROBABLE CAUSES COULD BE MISHANDLING DURING TRANSPORTATION OR THAT THE ROUTING OF THE HOSE DURING THE PREVIOUS SLIDE PACKING WAS INCORRECT AND THAT RESULTED IN ITS BREAKAGE. HOSE WAS REPLACED.

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