Service difficulty report · Slide · Airbus A330342

Difficulty date
March 25, 2004
Submitted
July 22, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A330342
Aircraft time
25,099 hours
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT77
Part
Slide
Part number
7A1510110
Part serial
AC0086
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cabin
Part time
13,305 hours
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

(CAN) FOLLOWING A SLIDE RAFT DEPLOYMENT TEST, FOUND SLIDE RAFT DEFLATING AT SLOW RATE BY A PIN HOLE. PIN HOLE LOCATE ON FORWARD TUBULAR SECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET FROM GROUND. DEFECT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION WITH ENGINEERING AND VENDOR.

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