Service difficulty report · Light · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 25, 2005
Submitted
November 2, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N428UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
523
Aircraft time
36,077 hours, 12,855 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Light
Condition
No Test
Location
Door 1l Slide
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

WHILE TESTING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FAULTED EXT LOADS FWD L HAD RED FAULT LIGHT EXT LOADS. WHILE PERFORMING THE AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY LIGHT TEST, SYSTEM MESSAGE POINTING TO FAULT IN FWD DOOR SLIDE ASSY. THE SLIDE WAS REPLACED SERVICEABLE ONE AND THE AIRCRAFT SYSTEM BECAME NORMAL. THE AIRBUS SLIDES HAVE LIGHT SYSTEM THAT CAN ONLY BE MAINTAINED IN THE SHOP. COMMON SLIDE LIGHT SYSTEM DEFECT IS BUSTED BULB OR BROKEN HARNESS. AS REQUIRED BY THE UALCMM FOR THE SLIDE, A SDR IS INITIATED BY THE OSV SHOP EVERYTIME A DEFECT IS FOUND DURING THE MAINTENANCE OF SLIDES.

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