Service difficulty report · Mount Bracket · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
September 29, 2005
Submitted
October 4, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
989
Aircraft time
22,120 hours, 8,591 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Mount Bracket
Condition
Broken
Location
L1 Door Slide
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

DOOR 1L SLIDE AFT LWR MOUNT BRACKET BROKEN. THE STEP BRACKETS OF SLIDE (LH & RH) ARE THE TWO BOTTOM ATTACHMENT POINTS THAT HOLD THE SLIDE ASSEMBLY ONTO THE AIRCRAFT DOOR. THESE PARTS ARE STICKING OUT OF THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY AND ARE LIABLE TO DAMAGE ESPECIALLY DURING TRANSPORTATION AND HANDLING. WHEN THE ASSEMBLY IS DROPPED ACCIDENTALLY THE BRACKETS ARE THE IMPACT POINTS. BRACKETS ARE ROUTINELY REPLACED WHEN FOUND BROKEN IN THE SHOP.

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