SDR 2011F00020

Service difficulty report · Restraint · Airbus A330202

Difficulty date
January 5, 2011
Submitted
January 27, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A330202
Aircraft serial
535
Aircraft time
19,753 hours, 7,294 cycles
Part
Restraint
Part number
3A255910410
Condition
Sheared
Location
L4 Door Slide
Part time
6,570 hours, 806 cycles
Component
Slide · Bfgoodrich
Component part number
7A1508123
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

L4 DOOR SLIDE NOT FULLY DEPLOYED DURING ROUTINE CHECK (OPS CHECK - CABIN ESCAPE FACILITIES DEPLOYMENT) ON A6 CHECK, MX REPLACED THE SLIDE. PRELIMINARY FINDING IS THE 410 LB RESTRAINT HAS NOT BEEN SHEARED WHICH CAUSED THE SLIDE NOT DEPLOYED AT LAST STAGE.

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