Service difficulty report · Fitting · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
December 1, 2004
Submitted
December 2, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
053
Aircraft time
48,896 hours, 22,173 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
R1 Door
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

PHX - EES - DURING 4-DAY CHECK AND SCHEDULED SLIDE DEPLOYMENT, THE R-1 DOOR SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY UPON INITIAL OPENING OF DOOR, DOOR REQUIRED SLIGHT ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TO DEPLOY SLIDE. WHEN SLIDE FINALLY DID DEPLOY, IT DID SO NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE FOUND R-1 DOOR ROLLERS WERE NOT ADJUSTED PROPERLY. ADJUSTED R-1 DOOR GUIDE FITTINGS IAW AMM 52-11-00-05, SUBTASK 52-11-00-820-053, OPERATIONAL CHECK OF DOOR WAS GOOD.

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