Service difficulty report · Connector · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
September 16, 2018
Submitted
September 18, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N189UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1425
Aircraft time
59,650 hours, 22,273 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Broken
Location
Door 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

BROKEN CONNECTOR BACKSHELL FOR THE EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR SLIDE INTERNAL STRUCTURE BETWEEN FRAMES 35.1 TO 35.2A, STRINGERS 24L TO 27L. REPLACED THE CONNECTOR BACKSHELL IAW ESPM 20-30-45 PB0101, CONFIG 01, AND AWM 33-51-04.

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