What was found
THE SLIDE L1 RAFT SEPARATION MECHANISM SHAFT SHEARED WHILE ACCOMPLISHING FEA. 6-2560-F0386375 A. PREMATURE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED L1 ESCAPE SLIDE IAW MM 25-61-21-04. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- February 18, 2026
- Submitted
- February 24, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N657FE
- Make and model
- Airbus A300F4605R
- Aircraft serial
- 748
- Aircraft time
- 41,084 hours, 22,386 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Shaft
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Zone 800 Slide
- Component
- Slide
- Component part number
- D31023101
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.