Service difficulty report · Slide · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
June 11, 2016
Submitted
June 14, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N288AY
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1441
Aircraft time
11,122 hours, 1,756 cycles
Part
Slide
Part number
7A1509037
Part serial
AD0679
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 800
Part time
53,496 hours, 8,466 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: WHILE ACCOMPLISHING A SCHEDULED SLIDE TIME CHANGE MAINTENANCE REPORTED THAT THE GIRT BAR WOULD NOT FIT INTO THE REPLACEMENT SLIDE. THE STRAP WAS ABOUT .7500" TOO SHORT AND WOULD NOT SNAP INTO PLACE TO SECURE THE GIRT BAR FITTING. THE REPLACEMENT SLIDE WAS REMOVED, RETURNED TO STORES AS BOD FRM STOCK AND A SERVICEABLE UNIT WAS INSTALLED IN IT'S PLACE.

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