What was found
EMERGENCY LIGHT TEST RESULT SHOW 'EXT LOAD AFT L' AT FAULT. FOUND RT AFT SLIDE SHORTED INTERNALLY. REPLACED RH AFT SLIDE AND RETESTED EMER LIGHTS SYSTEM OK
- Difficulty date
- April 20, 2008
- Submitted
- April 23, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N433UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 589
- Aircraft time
- 41,646 hours, 14,835 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Door
- 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.