What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DOOR 1L GUST LOCK DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE L1 DOOR SLIDE SWOLLEN AND REPLACED IT PER TASK CARD 25-94-03. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE GUST LOCK SYSTEM WAS ACCOMPLISHED.
- Difficulty date
- May 12, 2022
- Submitted
- May 13, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N125UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 4086
- Aircraft time
- 33,452 hours, 18,111 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Slide Raft
- Part number
- D30664609
- Part serial
- A7637
- Condition
- Swollen
- Location
- Zone 800 - Doors
- Part time
- 42,256 hours, 24,719 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.