Service difficulty report · Slide · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
October 14, 2021
Submitted
October 21, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N179UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1521
Aircraft time
66,534 hours, 25,186 cycles
Part
Slide
Part number
D30664513
Part serial
M22056
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 800 - Doors
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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: EMERGENCY LIGHT SYSTEM FAILED OPERATIONAL CHECK. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR AALA202110157394: TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE RESISTANCE OUT OF LIMITS ON THE L1, R1 AND L4 DOOR SLIDES WHICH WERE NEW AND INSTALLED DURING THIS MAINTENANCE VISIT ALONG WITH THE EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY UNIT BATTERIES DEFECTIVE AT THE LEFT-HAND MIDDLE AND AFT POSITIONS. REPLACED THE L1 DOOR SLIDE, R1 DOOR SLIDE (AALA202110212670) AND THE L4 DOOR SLIDE (AALA202110212793) PER AMM 25-62-44. REPLACED THE MIDDLE LEFT HAND EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY UNIT BATTERY (AALA202110212568) AND THE AFT EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY UNIT BATTERY PER AMM 33-51-38-400-002-A (AALA202110210094). ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 33-51-00-710-001-A **(CLOSED).

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