Service difficulty report · Slide · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
March 8, 2016
Submitted
March 10, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N174US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1492
Aircraft time
51,233 hours, 19,151 cycles
Part
Slide
Part number
D31517121
Part serial
A8996
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Zone 800
Part time
35,750 hours, 18,935 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 ESCAPE SLIDE CHANGE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REPLACEMENT SLIDE RELEASE CABLE SAFETY WIRE WAS BROKEN. THE DEFECTIVE SLIDE WAS RETURNED TO STOCK & ANOTHER SERVICEABLE ESCAPE SLIDE WAS INSTALLED IN ITS PLACE.

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