Service difficulty report · Slide Raft · Airbus A319115

Difficulty date
March 20, 2026
Submitted
March 23, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9016
Make and model
Airbus A319115
Aircraft serial
6040
Aircraft time
32,060 hours, 15,650 cycles
Part
Slide Raft
Part number
D30665515
Part serial
M14261
Condition
Unpacked
Location
Zone 800
Part time
27,355 hours, 9,770 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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: OUTBOUND FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED TO GATE AGENT THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD A DISCREPANCY WITH ONE OF THE REAR DOORS BEING DIFFICULT TO ARM. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE ISSUE WAS THE R2 DOOR ARMING HANDLE BINDING DUE TO THE SLIDE RAFT BECAME UNPACKED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE SLIDE RAFT ASSEMBLY PER WORK CARD 26L00025011. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE R2 DOOR ARMING SYSTEM WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ISSUES NOTED.

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