Service difficulty report · Slide · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
December 22, 2003
Submitted
December 23, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
924
Aircraft time
18,485 hours, 7,732 cycles
Part
Slide
Part number
D31517113
Part serial
A7936
Condition
Misaligned
Location
Aft, L-2 Door
Part time
14,577 hours, 5,856 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

WHILE CATERING WAS OPENING THE L-2 DOOR THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE UNRAVELED ON GALLEY FLOOR AND CATERING TRUCK RAMP, DOOR WAS NOT OPENED ALL THE WAY AND SLIDE NEVER DEPLOYED. MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED OUT AND FOUND THE GIRT BAR NEVER DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR SLIDE HANDLE WAS IN THE DISARM POSITION. REMOVED AND REPLACED L-2 DOOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE IAW T/C R1C25305, OPERATIONAL CHECK OF DOOR WAS GOOD.

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