Service difficulty report · Slide · Airbus A330*

Difficulty date
December 12, 2005
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A330*
Engine
Ge CF680
Part
Slide
Condition
Failed
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
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

(AUS) DURING EMER EVAC FOR FIRE WARNING, DOOR 1L SLIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY. DOOR OPENING HANDLE HAD BEEN MOVED TO FULL UP POSITION, DOOR WAS FOUND TO HAVE OPENED APPROX 3 INCHES, JAMMED IN THAT POSITION. DOOR ARMING HANDLE HAD BEEN MOVED FROM ARMED POSITION TO DISARMED POSITION. SLIDE GIRT BAR WAS STILL ATTACHED TO DOOR FRAME FLOOR FITTINGS, SLIDE WAS STILL WITHIN DOOR COVER. FILLING VALVE NUT ON DOOR ASSIST ACT WAS LOOSENED TO RELEASE REMAINING PRESS IN ACT. AFTER SLIGHT RELEASE OF PRESS, DOOR OPENED AUTOMATICALLY, SLIDE DEPLOYED NORMALLY. DETERMINED DOOR HAD BECOME JAMMED BECAUSE PRESS FROM DOOR ASSIST ACT FORCED DOOR AGAINST DOOR FRAME, PREVENTED DOOR FROM BEING MOVED TO CLOSED POSITION. (CASA NR 510001917)