Service difficulty report · Wire · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 7, 2009
Submitted
April 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N472UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1435
Aircraft time
26,679 hours, 10,937 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Slide Light
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

CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHT TEST FAILED, EPSU INT AND EXT LOAD AFT LEFT, BOTH FAULTS FLASHING ON PSU. FOUND POWER SUPPLY 13WL INTERNAL BITE INOP. REPLACED 13WL BITE NOW WORKS. CABIN EMERGENCY TEST STILL HAS SAME FAULTS. SUSPECT RIGHT AFT EMERGENCY SLIDE. FOUND SEAT 12ABC WITH BROKEN WIRE AT EMERGENCY LIGHT. DISCONNECTED AND SECURED WIRE. TEST ONLY GIVES AN INT LOAD FAULT. REPLACED RIGHT AFT EMERGENCY SLIDE. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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