Service difficulty report · Slide Raft · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 2, 2024
Submitted
December 3, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901AA
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7636
Aircraft time
22,874 hours, 9,204 cycles
Part
Slide Raft
Part number
D30664515
Part serial
M11549
Condition
Unpacked
Location
Zone 800
Part time
25,377 hours, 10,813 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: L1 DOOR WILL NOT ARM PROPERLY. FLIGHT ATTENDANT STATES THE ARMING LEVER WILL NOT FULLY ENGAGE FLUSH WITH DOOR. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE L1 DOOR SLIDE RAFT HAD BECOME UNPACKED AND PREVENTING THE ARMING LEVER FROM FULLY ENGAGING.MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE L1 DOOR SLIDE RAFT AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.

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