Service difficulty report · Bottle · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 17, 2005
Submitted
November 23, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
503
Aircraft time
37,712 hours, 13,532 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Bottle
Condition
Discharged
Location
Door 1r 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 1R ESCAPE SLIDE BOTTLE INDICATION OUT OF GREEN BAND. THE SLIDE (MR25611-1055) HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM ACFT 4622 WITH A WRITE-UP STATING THAT BOTTLE PRESS NEEDLE WAS IN "RED BAND". HOWEVER, THE SHOP INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE BOTTLE WAS IN THE "GREEN BAND". TEMP HAD NOT STABILIZED BEFORE READING (AMM 26-62-00, PG-604). PERHAPS MECH DECISION TO REPLACE COULD BE DUE TO NOT ENOUGH GROUND TIME TO LET THE BOTTLE TEMP TO STABILIZE, AS INDICATED ON I & R TAG MECH COMMENT, "LOW PRESS PREVENT DELAY AT DEPARTURE."

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