Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
November 2, 2001
Submitted
November 6, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1281
Aircraft time
4,800 hours, 1,917 cycles
Part
Cylinder
Part number
FE240004
Part serial
2308
Condition
Failed
Location
R1 Door
Part time
4,800 hours, 1,917 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

MAF - EMERGENCY EVACUATION - FLT 786 -O- REFERENCE SDR AWXA200100565, DURING EMERGENCY EVACUATION THE R-1 DOOR DAMPER CYLINDER (POWER ASSIST) FAILED TO FULLY OPEN THE R-1 DOOR AND THE ESCAPE SLIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE L-1 & L-2 DOORS WERE USED FOR EVACUATION AND FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. LATER THE CAPTAIN MOVED THE R-1 DOOR FULLY OPEN BY HAND AND THE ESCAPED SLIDE DEPLOYED AND INFLATED NORMALLY. THE R-1 DOOR DAMPER CYLINDER WAS REMOVED AND TURNED OVER TO THE NTSB ON SITE AT MAF. SERVICEABLE SLIDES AND DOOR DAMPER CYLINDER ASSEMBLIES WERE INSTALLED ON THE L-1, L-2 & R-1 POSITIONS.

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