Service difficulty report · Slide · Airbus A320212

Difficulty date
September 17, 2003
Submitted
September 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N265AV
Make and model
Airbus A320212
Aircraft serial
427
Aircraft time
35,174 hours, 13,852 cycles
Part
Slide
Part number
D30665105
Part serial
A7172
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 842
Part time
2,709 hours, 969 cycles
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

AIRCRAFT IN C CHECK AT YWG. DURING AN INTENTIONAL DEPLOYMENT OF THE R2 PAX/CREW DOOR SLIDE/RAFT, THE SLIDE/RAFT FAILED TO DEPLOY PROPERLY. THE DISCHARGE RIPCORD HAD TO BE PULLED MANUALLY. ONCE THE RIPCORD WAS MANUALLY PULLED, THE SLIDE/RAFT INFLATED IN NORMAL TIME. AWAITING TEAR DOWN REPORT FROM VENDOR.

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