Service difficulty report · Slide Raft · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
April 26, 2026
Submitted
April 28, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N132AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6473
Aircraft time
36,757 hours, 12,399 cycles
Part
Slide Raft
Part number
D30664915
Condition
No Test
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
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 L1 DOOR SLIDE RAFT ASSEMBLY FAULT MESSAGES DISPLAYED DURING THE SYSTEM TEST OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE REPLACEMENT SILDE RAFT WAS BAD FROM STOCK, REPLACED IT WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT PER JOB CARD 26L00025011 AND ROUTED THE BAD FROM STOCK SLIDE TO BE REPAIRED. (AALA202604287506) IN ADDITION, MAINTENANCE ALSO REPLACED THE BATTERIES FOR EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY UNITS 10WL (AALA202604286882) AND 13WL (AALA202604285119) PER AMM 33-51-38. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO FAULTS NOTED.

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