Service difficulty report · Slide Raft · Airbus A321253NX

Difficulty date
April 4, 2026
Submitted
April 8, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423AN
Make and model
Airbus A321253NX
Aircraft serial
10329
Aircraft time
20,544 hours, 5,556 cycles
Part
Slide Raft
Part number
D30664915
Part serial
M33783
Condition
Deformed
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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: FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS UNABLE TO ARM DOOR 1L, AS WE CLOSED THE AIRCRAFT FOR DEPARTURE. SHE REPORTED RESISTANCE WITH THE 1L ARMING LEVER AND IT WOULD NOT STAY IN THE ARMED POSITION. THE CIDS PANEL AND FLIGHT DECK DOOR PAGE BOTH SHOWED 1L DOOR UNARMED WHEN THE LEVER WAS IN THE ARMED POSITION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE L1 DOOR SLIDE RAFT ASSEMBLY PER JOB CARD 26L00025011 (AALA202604084732) AND LUBRICATED THE ARMING MECHANISM (AALA202604087226). A SATISFACTORY OPERATION CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ISSUES NOTED.

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