Service difficulty report · Slide · Airbus A321271NX

Difficulty date
October 11, 2026
Submitted
October 15, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14507
Make and model
Airbus A321271NX
Aircraft serial
11846
Aircraft time
7,527 hours, 2,757 cycles
Engine
Iae PW1133GAJM
Part
Slide
Part number
D30665915
Part serial
M34952
Condition
No Test
Location
Zone 800
Part time
5,553 hours, 2,107 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE PERFORMING EMERGENCY LIGHT TEST, CIDS 1, EPSU SYS TEST FAILED. REPLACED EPSU BATTERY AT 11WL IAW AMM 33-51-38, OPS CHECK OK. REPLACED EPSU BATTERY AT 17WL IAW AMM 33-51-38, OPS CHECK OK. REPLACED EPSU BATTERY AT 13WL IAW AMM 33-51-38, OPS CHECK FAILS WITH MESSAGE -EXTERIOR LT 2/ EPSU (13WL) AFT L- EPSU SELF TEST SHOWS EXTERIOR LIGHT FAIL. SWAPPED 13WL WITH 17WL, FAULT DOES NOT FOLLOW. PERFORMED TSM 25-62-00-810-819-A. CONTINUED AT TSM 25-62-00-810-819-A STEP 4.C. CHECKED ACFT WIRING FROM EPSU (13WL) TO LT ESCAPE SLIDE/RAFT CONNECTOR 2873VC IAW ASM 33-51-02. WHEN CHECKING FOR SHORT TO GROUND FROM PIN A OF 2873VC, FOUND RESISTANCE OF 3 TO 9. MEGAOHMS. WHEN AC POWER TURNED OFF, RESISTANCE DISAPPEARS. SUSPECT RESISTANCE IS BEING INDUCED & ISSUE IS WITH THE SLIDE AND NOT WITH WIRING. USED DIODE TEST FUNCTION OF METER AND NEW SLIDE. THEY MEASURED 1.51, 1.53 AND 1.57 VDC. SLAVED IN A NEW SLIDE ON L2 DOOR, RAN EPSU BITE IAW AMM 33-51-00-710-006-A., NO HELP. CHECKED WIRING FROM EPSU (13WL) PIN F TO RT ESCAPE SLIDE LIGHT INSTALLED LT & RT SLIDE ASSY IAW AMM 25-62-44-400-007-A,25-62-44-400-803-A. PERFORMED EPSU BITE TEST IAW AMM 33-51-00-710-001-A.OPS CHKD GOOD.

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