Service difficulty report · Diaphragm · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
April 24, 2014
Submitted
May 1, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
760
Aircraft time
26,910 hours, 14,507 cycles
Part
Diaphragm
Condition
Punctured
Location
R1 Door Slide
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING ARMING R1 DOOR, TEST BUTTON WAS PUSHED & ALARM SOUNDED. HANDLE WAS PULLED UP & SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY BUT FELL OUT BOTTOM OF DOOR WITH GIRT BAR ATTACHED TO FLOOR SEAL. PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT AND TEST OF EMERGENCY OPERATION BOTTLE. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL AND WITHIN LIMITS IAW MM 52-10-14-05-02. REMOVED AND REPLACED R1 ESCAPE SLIDE IAW MM 25-61-21-04 AND REPLACED PUNCTURED DOOR BOTTLE DIAPHRAGM AND SERVICED DOOR ASSIT BOTTLE, IAW MM 52-10-14-03-02. NO LEAKS NOTED. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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