What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE VISIT: DURING INSTALLATION OF REPLACEMENT DOOR SLIDE ON R2 DOOR FOUND AFT SLIDE MOUNT BOLT THREADS STRIPPED. REMOVED AND REPLACED ORIGINAL SLIDE DUE TO STRIPPED BOLT ON NEW SLIDE.
- Difficulty date
- January 13, 2020
- Submitted
- January 14, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N285AY
- Make and model
- Airbus A330243
- Aircraft serial
- 1100
- Aircraft time
- 41,130 hours, 6,195 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Attach Bolt
- Condition
- Stripped
- Location
- Evac 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.