What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DURING WALK AROUND MAINTENANCE FOUND L3 DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE ASSEMBLY STICKING OUT AND NOT FLUSHED WITH FUSELAGE. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED** (OPEN)
- Difficulty date
- December 29, 2024
- Submitted
- December 30, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N431AN
- Make and model
- Airbus A321253NX
- Aircraft serial
- 10385
- Aircraft time
- 13,914 hours, 3,708 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Condition
- Out Of Position
- Location
- Zone 800
- 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.