Service difficulty report · Bottle · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
May 21, 2015
Submitted
May 21, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N726FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
575
Aircraft time
491 hours, 25,188 cycles
Part
Bottle
Condition
Discharged
Location
R1 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

DOOR BOTTLE BLEW WHILE INSTALLING ESCAPE SLIDE. RELEASED FOR SERVICE IAW MEL 52-XX-XX CATEGORY C, EXPIRATION 31 MAY 15. R1 CREW ENTRY DOOR INOPERATIVE. IF SLIDE TO BE RETAINED ONBOARD THEN PRIOR TO EACH DEPARTURE MX MUST VERIFY SLIDE STOWED ACCORDING TO PROCEDURES. PENDING CORRECTIVE ACTION.

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