Service difficulty report · Slide · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
October 9, 2009
Submitted
October 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N141UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0824
Part
Slide
Part number
D31023101
Part serial
0576
Condition
Unwanted Deploy
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW ENTRY SLIDE DEPLOYED WHEN FLIGHT CREW OPENED FWD CABIN DOOR. SLIDE DID NOT INFLATE DUE TO THE CREW STAIRS DID NOT ALLOW THE SLIDE TO DROP FAR ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE CYLINDER. AS SOON AS THE CREW STAIRS WERE MOVED ABOUT A FOOT THE CYLINDER INFLATED SLIDE. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE SLIDE WAS IN THE DIS-ARM POSITION. SLIDE WAS REMOVED AND OPENED DEFERRAL M 410129 PER MEL 25-61-21-04. NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE SLIDE TO DEPLOY IF THE HANDLE WAS IN THE DIS-ARM POSITION. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED UPON WORKING THE INCIDENT. INSTALLED NEW ESC SLIDE PER MM 25-61-21-04. OPS CK GOOD. SVCD DOOR EMERG. OP CYLINDER PER MM 52-10-14. LEAK CK GOOD.

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