Service difficulty report · Slide · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
May 13, 2015
Submitted
May 18, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N520UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
3924
Aircraft time
22,490 hours, 7,589 cycles
Part
Slide
Part number
D31517317
Part serial
A8524
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
R4 Door
Part time
44,619 hours, 18,130 cycles
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

1S CHECK, DURING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE R4 DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE THE REPLACEMENT SLIDE GIRT BAR LACING CABLE WAS FRAYED & COVER CABLE BROKEN & CONSEQUENTLY COULD NOT BE INSTALLED ON THE ACFT. THE DEFECTIVE SLIDE WAS RETURNED TO STORES & A SERVICEABLE SLIDE WAS INSTALLED ON THE ACFT.

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