Service difficulty report · Slide Raft · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
February 15, 2016
Submitted
February 17, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N155UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
5659
Aircraft time
9,251 hours, 3,813 cycles
Part
Slide Raft
Part number
D31516317
Part serial
A9139
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Zone 800
Part time
48,018 hours, 19,081 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

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GNDED. WHILE ACCOMPLISHING A SCHEDULED SLIDE TIME CHANGE, INSPECTION NOTICED THAT THE SAFETY WIRE ON THE CABLE RELEASE PAWL WAS BROKEN ON THE SLIDE THAT WAS BEING INSTALLED. THE DEFECTIVE SLIDE WAS REMOVED & RETURNED TO THE STOCKROOM & A SERVICEABLE SLIDE WAS PUT IN ITS PLACE.

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