Service difficulty report · Tube · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
October 11, 2020
Submitted
October 13, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N507AY
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
3712
Aircraft time
41,176 hours, 14,796 cycles
Part
Tube
Condition
Broken
Location
Slide
Component
Slide
Component part number
62293109
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

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE. BROKEN EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR FORMED PNEUMATIC OUTSIDE TUBING ON ESCAPE SLIDE ENCLOSURE 834 AT LOWER FUSELAGE. REPLACED ESCAPE SLIDE ENCLOSURE 834 AT LOWER FUSELAGE, DUE TO LACK OF CAPABILITY TO REPAIR.

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