Service difficulty report · Bottle · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
January 6, 2003
Submitted
January 31, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
052
Aircraft time
39,362 hours, 18,237 cycles
Part
Bottle
Part number
60592101
Part serial
0249
Condition
Discharged
Location
Escape Slide
Part time
40,999 hours, 18,515 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A RED CAUTION LIGHT ON CIDS PANEL. MAINTENANCE PLACED LT OVERWING SLIDE ON MEL 25-60-05, COND. 2 SLIDE BOTTLE PRESSURE INOPERATIVE. SLIDE BOTTLE PRESSURE WAS VERIFIED IN THE GREEN AND AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AS SCHEDULED. UPON RETURN TO PHX MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LT OVERWING SLIDE BOTTLE IAW AMM 25-62-46-401, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. **SUPP** VENDOR TEARDOWN OF RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY S/N C0249 CONFIRMED FAILURE OF UNIT. REPLACED 7 EACH O-RING SEALS, BACK UP RING PN 1002-0030-008, SEAT BALL P/N B14246-1, FUSIBLE PLUG PN B13984-3, PULLEY P/N B42013-1, AND CYLINDER P/N 64236-3.

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