Service difficulty report · Slide Raft · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
July 3, 2019
Submitted
July 8, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N725UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1135
Aircraft time
53,475 hours, 31,907 cycles
Part
Slide Raft
Part number
D30664605
Part serial
A5239RP
Condition
Swollen
Location
L1 Door
Part time
76,697 hours, 36,265 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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 GROUNDED: FA REPORTS THAT DOOR L1 VERY DIFFICULT TO DELATCH AND CLOSE. MAINTENANCE REPORTS SLIDE HAS SWELLED TO THE POINT THE GUST LOCK NO LONGER LOCKS. REMOVED AND REPLACED L1 SLIDE/RAFT ASSEMBLY IAW CARD 26L00025011. DOOR OPS CHECK GOOD.

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