Service difficulty report · None · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
July 15, 2022
Submitted
July 15, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A320*
System (JASC)
2561 · Life Jacket
Part
None
Condition
None
Component
Slide Raft · A320
Component part number
D30664709
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
G, Z
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AMENDMENT TO PREVIOUSLY REPORTED EVENT BY LUFTHANSA TECHNIK COMPONENT SERVICES (LTCS) ON 9 JUNE 2022 UNDER UNIQUE CONTROL # 2022FA0000281. EVENT REPORT: THE SAME TYPE OF INCIDENT EXPERIENCED BY LTCS IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA OCCURRED AT THE LUFTHANSA MAINTENANCE BASE IN FRANKFURT, GERMANY ON 14 JULY 2022. LIKE THE INCIDENT OCCURRING AT LTCS, THE UNIT WAS IN FOR ITS FIRST MAINTENANCE AFTER MANUFACTURE. DURING A FLOOR RUN TEST IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE VALVE'S PULLEY ENDED UP IN THE HALF WAY OPEN POSITION, THEREFORE THE GAS FLOW WAS INSUFFICIENT TO INFLATE THE SLIDE RAFT IN THE REQUIRED TIME.