Service difficulty report · Strap · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
March 17, 2016
Submitted
March 21, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N289AY
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1455
Aircraft time
9,982 hours, 1,653 cycles
Part
Strap
Condition
Broken
Location
Evac Slide
Component
Slide Raft · Bfgoodrich
Component part number
7A1509037
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 TIME CHANGE OF THE R3 ESCAPE SLIDE, THE GIRT BAR RETAINING STRAP & SNAP BROKE, DURING THE INSTALLATION OF THE GIRT BAR & WAS RETURNED TO STORES AS UNSERVICEABLE. A SERVICEABLE SLIDE WAS INSTALLED IN ITS PLACE.

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