Service difficulty report · Lever · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
April 13, 2014
Submitted
April 13, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N114NN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6046
Aircraft time
4 hours, 2 cycles
Part
Lever
Condition
Broken
Location
Escape Slide
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

L3 SLIDE DEPLOYED. DOOR SLIDE WAS DISARMED WHEN DOOR WAS OPENED. DURING OPENING THE DOOR, ESCAPE LEVER RELEASE MECHANISM, BROKE AWAY AT THE END OF THE LEVER WHERE A RIVET-STOP IS ASSEMBLED THROUGH THE HOLE IN THE LEVER. AS THE TECH WAS EXAMINING WHAT HAD HAPPENED HE ROTATED THE LEVER AND THE SLIDE DEPLOYED.

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