Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 22, 2006
Submitted
May 4, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
439
Aircraft time
41,252 hours, 15,129 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
L2 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

FOUND DOOR 2L SLIDE PACK INFLATION CYLINDER PRESSURE LOW. REPLACED DOOR 2L SLIDE/RAFT. SLIDE/RAFT REMOVED DID NOT FULLY DEPLOY DUE TO A LEAK FROM ONE OF THE SEAMS. FIRST REPLACEMENT SLIDE/RAFT REJECTED DUE TO LOW PRESSURE. SECOND REPLACEMENT INSTALLED.

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