What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: R-4 DOOR SLIDE CONTACTS THE FUSELAGE WHEN OPEN CAUSING THE GUSTLOCK TO BE DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED R4 DOOR SLIDE.
- Difficulty date
- June 29, 2023
- Submitted
- July 5, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N578UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320*
- Aircraft serial
- 6035
- Aircraft time
- 29,404 hours, 11,991 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- D30665513
- Part serial
- M21635
- Condition
- Deformed
- Location
- R4 Door
- Part time
- 5,606 hours, 2,500 cycles
- 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.