Service difficulty report · Slide · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 15, 2022
Submitted
October 17, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N663AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1419
Aircraft time
70,503 hours, 28,388 cycles
Part
Slide
Part number
D31517621
Part serial
A8100
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 800 - Doors
Part time
55,911 hours, 29,618 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 NOT GROUNDED: WHILE ACCOMPLISHING TASK CARD 26L00025010 TO REPLACE SLIDE S/N A9044. REPLACEMENT SLIDE S/N A8100 WAS FOUND TO BE PACKED IMPROPERLY ALSO SLIDE COVER WOULD NOT ATTACH PROPERLY. THIS WAS THE L4 POSITION. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE DEFECTIVE SLIDE AND RETURNED IT BACK TO THE STOCKROOM AS BEING BAD FROM STOCK SO IT CAN BE SENT OUT TO THE REPAIR VENDOR. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED A SERVICEABLE SLIDE IN THE L4 POSITION PER TASK CARD 26L00025010.

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