Service difficulty report · Reservoir · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
October 9, 2020
Submitted
October 15, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N923US
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6543
Aircraft time
18,569 hours, 7,183 cycles
Part
Reservoir
Part number
61639203
Part serial
C4771
Condition
Faulted
Location
R3 Door Slide
Part time
18,098 hours, 6,991 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
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 NOT GROUNDED. DOOR 3R SHOWS CAUTION LIGHT AND CHECK SLIDE PRESSURE MESSAGE ON FAP PANEL. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT: DECODER/ENCODER UNIT USED TO REPLACE THE EXISTING ONE WAS BAD FROM STOCK. REMOVED AND REPLACED DECODER/ENCODER UNIT, PER AMM 23-73-46 NO HELP. JUMPERED CONNECTOR AT SLIDE BOTTLE IN OVERHEAD BIN. FAULT CLEARED AND SUSPECT BOTTLE PRESSURE SWITCH. REMOVED AND REPLACED 3R DOOR SLIDE RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY, PER AMM 25-62-49.

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