What was found
DURING OPS CHECK, DOOR 1L ESCAPE SLIDE FAILED DEPLOYMENT TEST. FOUND THE DOOR DAMPER AND EMERGENCY OPERATION CYLINDER FAILED INTERNALLY, SO THE SLIDE FAILED TO OPEN SUFFICIENTLY. REPLACED DOOR ACTUATOR AND SLIDE. LP 1939106, 1915911.
- Difficulty date
- May 8, 2015
- Submitted
- May 11, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N381HA
- Make and model
- Airbus A330243
- Aircraft serial
- 1114
- Aircraft time
- 22,583 hours, 3,788 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Cylinder
- 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.