Service difficulty report · Fitting · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
March 5, 2018
Submitted
March 8, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N277AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
380
Aircraft time
77,032 hours, 10,896 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Defective
Location
Slide
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

TEST OF THE CONTROL UNIT SLIDE F FAILED. HEATING 4DH IN FORWARD AVIONIC COMPARTMENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED HEATED SLIDE FITTING IAW AMM 30-46-11-801-A, AMM 52-11-31-400-801-A, AND AWM 30-46-02. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF THE ESCAPE SLIDE LOCKING MECHANISM ICE PROTECTION. TESTED OK.

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