Service difficulty report · Slide · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 28, 2016
Submitted
December 2, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N658AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1110
Aircraft time
60,747 hours, 22,517 cycles
Part
Slide
Part number
D31516317
Part serial
A9559
Condition
Damaged
Location
L1 Door
Part time
47,733 hours, 18,506 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

L1 DOOR FAILED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING TEST. ARMING HANDLE IS DIFFICULT TO PLACE IN THE SLIDE ARM POSITION. GIRT FLAP ASSEMBLY IS TOO RIGID AND INTERFERED WITH DOOR ASSY, CAUSING A SPONGY HANDLE AND INTERMITTENT SLIDE LIGHT ON ECAM. REPLACED THE DOOR SLIDE IAW AMM 25-62-44.

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