What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: R3 EMER EXIT DOOR SLIDE ENCLOSURE IS NOT FLUSH THE OUTER SURFACEOF THE ESCAPE SLIDE ENCLOSURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED R3 DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE ENCLOSURE IAW TASK CARD 26L00025012.
- Difficulty date
- April 28, 2024
- Submitted
- April 29, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N430AN
- Make and model
- Airbus A321253NX
- Aircraft serial
- 10387
- Aircraft time
- 12,278 hours, 3,256 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- 69973102
- Part serial
- 69973M8483AIRCR
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- R3 Door
- Part time
- 6,424 hours, 1,731 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.