Service difficulty report · Slide Raft · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
October 6, 2023
Submitted
October 31, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N551UW
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial
4940
Aircraft time
38,578 hours, 14,911 cycles
Part
Slide Raft
Part number
D30664513
Part serial
M22991
Condition
Deformed
Location
Zone 800 - Doors
Part time
6,423 hours, 2,821 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 IN BASE MAINTENANCE: DEFORMATION OF SLIDE RAFT PASSENGER CREW DOOR 831 AT FORWARD GALLEY AREA. REPLACED SLIDE RAFT PASSENGER CREW DOOR 831 AT FORWARD GALLEY AREA.