Service difficulty report · Hose · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 2, 2024
Submitted
December 3, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904AA
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7613
Aircraft time
23,214 hours, 9,147 cycles
Part
Hose
Condition
Pinched
Location
Zone 800
Component
Slide · Aircruisers
Component part number
D30665915
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 GROUNDED: DURING A SCHEDULED REPLACEMENT OF THE AFT LEFT PASSENGER / CREW DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE REPLACEMENT SLIDE BRAIDED AIR HOSE TO THE CYLINDER WAS PINCHED. MAINTENANCE RE-INSTALLED THE ORIGINAL SLIDE AND ROUTED THE DEFECTIVE REPLACEMENT SLIDE TO BE SENT OUT FOR REPAIR.

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