Service difficulty report · Slide · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 11, 2010
Submitted
July 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N415UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
475
Aircraft time
53,719 hours, 19,932 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Slide
Part number
D31517113
Part serial
1242
Condition
Unwanted Deploy
Location
R2 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

DOOR 2R SLIDE DEPLOYED DURING AIRCRAFT SERVICING. DOOR EMERGENCY BOTTLE DID NOT BLOW. DOOR SLIDE HANDLE WAS CONFIRMED 'DISARMED' PRIOR TO DOOR OPENING. INITIAL INVESTIGATION SHOWED A STEEL CABLE FROM THE SLIDE FELL OFF AND GOT HUNG WITH THE GIRT BAR BRACKETS ON THE DOOR FRAME FLOOR. DOOR WAS PARTIALLY OPENED BY AIRFERRY CREW. REPLACED SLIDE ASSY.

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