Service difficulty report · Gauge · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 24, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N476UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1508
Part
Gauge
Part number
527S0035
Condition
Damaged
Location
Evac Slide
Component
Evac Slide · Aircruisers · D31516121
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LOW PRESSURE READING ON GAUGE. LEAK AROUND PRESSURE GAUGE THREADS. REMOVED PRESSURE GAUGE AND FOUND STRIPPED THREADS ON GAUGE AND GAUGE ADAPTOR. REPLACED GAUGE AND ADAPTOR, RECHECKED FOR LEAKS. CHECKS OK. TECHNICIAN LEFT AND NEW TECHNICIAN HAS BEEN GIVEN TRAINING ON THE PROPER INSERTION AND THREADING OF GAUGE INTO VALVE THREADS.

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