What was found
LEFT FORWARD SLIDE, DURING OPENING DOOR ARMED. (THE SLIDE WAS DEPLOYED AUTOMATICALLY BUT THE BOTTLE DID NOT ACTIVATE). IAW 25-62-44PB 401 THE ESCAPE-SLIDE PACK ASSY DOOR 1L WAS R & R.
- Difficulty date
- January 19, 2012
- Submitted
- January 25, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N398AV
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 3988
- Aircraft time
- 6,807 hours, 5,852 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- D30664309
- Part serial
- L0171
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Zone 800
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.