Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
May 8, 2015
Submitted
May 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N381HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1114
Aircraft time
22,573 hours, 3,776 cycles
Part
Cylinder
Part number
FE256001
Part serial
FR6221
Condition
Failed
Location
L1 Door Slide
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

1L DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE/RAFT TEST DEPLOYMENT FAILED. DURING SAMPLING INSPECTION IAW FORECAST 43-0525-8-0040, 1L DOOR FAILED TO OPEN SUFFICIENTLY TO FIRE THE SLIDE. FOUND THE DOOR-DAMPER AND EMERGENCY-OPERATION CYLINDER HAD FAILED INTERNALLY.

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