Service difficulty report · Slide · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 8, 2008
Submitted
March 12, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
780
Aircraft time
34,587 hours, 13,631 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Slide
Condition
Faulty
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
W, L
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DOOR 1L SLIDE DEPLOYED FOR EVAC AND DID NOT INFLATE AUTOMATICALLY OR BY PULLING MANUAL HANDLE. SLIDE IS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT. WAITING ON SHOP FINDINGS FROM SLIDE IN QUESTION. THIS INCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION FROM NTSB AND FLIGHT SAFETY.

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