Service difficulty report · Wire · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
May 7, 2003
Submitted
May 8, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N622AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
054
Aircraft time
43,090 hours, 19,603 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Escape Slide
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING C-03 CHECK THE LT EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE ARMED LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON WITH THE FORWARD OR AFT OVER WING EXIT DOOR HANDLES OPEN AND BOTH EXITS ARMED. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM USING A320 ASM 52-73-00 AND FOUND A WIRE BROKEN AT TERMINAL A OF LT EMERGENCY EXIT SLIDE ARMED CONNECTOR (2WN2). RE-TERMINATED WIRE IAW ESPM 20-48-21, PG. 12-22. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD IAW AMM TASK 52-73-00-710-002.

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