Service difficulty report · Slide Raft · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
September 19, 2025
Submitted
September 22, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N159AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7034
Aircraft time
29,411 hours, 11,603 cycles
Part
Slide Raft
Part number
D30665515
Part serial
M24883
Condition
Unraveled
Location
Zone 800
Part time
11,598 hours, 4,845 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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: WHILE INSTALLING THE LEFT AFT PASSENGER / CREW DOOR SLIDE, THE UNDER SKIRT OF THE SLIDE WHERE RETAINING BALLS MEET THE SLIDE PLATE, THE SLIDE UNRAVELED AFTER NYLON LACING WAS CUT.REPLACED SLIDE RAFT PER TASK CARD 26L00025011.

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