Service difficulty report · Slide · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 1, 2009
Submitted
September 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
435
Aircraft time
52,124 hours, 19,210 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Slide
Part number
D30664309
Part serial
1
Condition
Torn
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING ROUTINE RANDOM DEPLOYMENT OF L1 DOOR SLIDE THE RAFT SIDES DEFLATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER FULL DEPLOYMENT. IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE AN APPROX HALF INCH HOLE IN THE RAFT SIDE. THE BASE OF THE SLIDE REMAINED INFLATED. REPLACED SLIDE PER JIC 4S 2592024 BY 310166 AND INSPECTED BY LC49.

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