Service difficulty report · Release Mech · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
June 15, 2021
Submitted
June 23, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908AA
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7775
Aircraft time
11,962 hours, 4,515 cycles
Part
Release Mech
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
R2 Door Slide
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ON INITIAL CLIMB OUT AT 1500 AGL, CREW REPORTED HEARING FLAPPING SOUND OUTSIDE OF R2 DOOR WITH NO INDICATION BEING OBSERVED IN THE FLIGHT DECK. DECISION MADE TO DO A PRECAUTIONARY RETURN TO FIELD, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE FLIGHT LANDED SAFELY AT MIA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE R2 PANEL AND SLIDE HAD BEEN RIPPED FROM AIRCRAFT. REPLACED R2 DOOR OFF WING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR SLIDE PER TASK CARD 26L00025012 (AALA202106189007). ACCOMPLISHED RIG ADJUSTMENT OF THE SLIDE RELEASE MECHANISM INCLUDING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE STOPS AND :P" DIMENSIONS TO WITHIN LIMITS. OTHER DIMENSIONS CHECKED OK PER AMM 52-22-00-820-004-A (AALA202106239006).

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