Service difficulty report · Slide · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 12, 2009
Submitted
September 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N428UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
523
Aircraft time
50,470 hours, 18,210 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Slide
Part number
D31516109
Part serial
1007
Condition
Faulty
Location
Door 1l
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING EMERGENCY LIGHTS TEST ON CIDS GOT MSG- EXT. LOADS FWD L. PERFORMED TEST OF LEFT FWD EPSU AND GOT A FAULT ON EXTERIOR LIGHTS. SUSPECT LT FWD ESCAPE SLIDE. MT33-001 IS HELPFUL FOR TS. ACCOMPLISHED TROUBLESHOOTING AND FOUND BOTH FWD DOOR SLIDES BAD. ONE SLIDE PLANESIDE AND ONE SLIDE ON AOG D1555. ACCMP'D REPLACEMENT OF DOOR 1R SLIDE & 1L SLIDE.ACCOMPLISHED RII INSPECTION OF DOOR 1LH AND DOOR 1RH. OPS CHECK NORMAL

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