What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: EXTERIOR R3 ESCAPE SLIDE COVER NOT FLUSH WITH FUSELAGE UNLIKE OPPOSITE SIDE ESCAPE SLIDE COVER. REMOVED AND REPLACED R3 SLIDE.
- Difficulty date
- September 8, 2024
- Submitted
- September 9, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N443AA
- Make and model
- Airbus A321253NX
- Aircraft serial
- 10709
- Aircraft time
- 11,163 hours, 2,970 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- 69973102
- Part serial
- 69973M8530
- Condition
- Out Of Position
- Location
- Zone 800
- Part time
- 10,872 hours, 2,911 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.