Service difficulty report · Reservoir · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 29, 2019
Submitted
March 29, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
462
Aircraft time
81,368 hours, 30,958 cycles
Part
Reservoir
Part number
A8231
Part serial
8231
Condition
Damaged
Location
Evac Slide
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DATA TRANSFER DURING SETUP FOR RT OVER WING EMER EXIT OPS CHK, FOUND NIPPLE ON CABLE CONNECTOR FROM INFLATION RESERVOIR SHEARED OFF AND NOT CO NNECTED, A3NB-52-3-6028, PER NR 9292025. RMVD & RPLCD RT OVER WING SLIDE INFLATION RESERVOIR IAW AMM 25-62-46-000-001-A & 25-62-46-400-001-A. S/N: A-1684, DUE 21 AUG 19, INSP PERFORMED, N078625 ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1324189 SN OFF 5889 IPC REFERENCE # 2560-02442 BOTTLE, AY-OFFW OFF 31-2560-9-9001 5889 ON 31-2560-9-9001 8231.

More about the Airbus A320-232