Service difficulty report · Slide · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
September 18, 2006
Submitted
October 3, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft time
9,821 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B4P
Part
Slide
Condition
Unwanted Deploy
Location
L2 Door
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) ACCIDENTLY FLIGHT ATTENDANT DEPLOYED THE SLIDE AT L-2 DOOR. INITIALLY SHE WENT TO DEACTIVATE THE DOOR BUT WAS DISTRACTED THEN USED THE OPEN LEVER INSTEAD OF THE DISARM LEVER CAUSING THE INCIDENT. SLIDE WAS DEPLOYED BUT NOT INFLATED, DUE TO THE ACTUATION CABLE FOUND WRAPPED AROUND THE TOP OF CYLINDER WHICH PREVENT THE INFLATION. (TC NR 20060920011)

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