Service difficulty report · Slide · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
March 30, 2022
Submitted
March 31, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N558UW
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
5282
Aircraft time
29,833 hours, 12,016 cycles
Part
Slide
Part number
D30664513
Part serial
M21881
Condition
Bulged
Location
Zone 800 - Doors
Part time
4,439 hours, 1,912 cycles
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 WAS GROUNDED: WHILE ACCOMPLISHING A SCHEDULED SLIDE REPLACEMENT FOR THE L1 DOOR MAINTENANCE NOTED THE NEW REPLACEMENT SLIDE WAS BULGED AND BAD FROM STOCK. THE NEW REPLACEMENT SLIDE WAS REMOVED AND THE ORIGINAL SLIDE WAS RE-INSTALLED PER TASK CARD 26L00025010.