Service difficulty report · Cable · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 2, 2011
Submitted
February 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
678
Aircraft time
45,901 hours, 18,500 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Cable
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
L2 Door Slide
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

L2 DOOR WILL NOT ARM. CHECKED EVERYTHING EXTERNAL ALL LOOKS OK. DOOR 2L LININGS REMOVED FOR LUBE OF DOOR. REINSTALLED LININGS. FOUND FLEXIBLE CONTROL CABLE TO ARMING LEVER WITH MOISTURE AT LOWER END. LUBED UPPER AND LOWER ENDS OF CABLE, OPS CHECKED NORMAL. INSTALLED SAME SLIDE AS REMOVED. STOWED DOOR AND SLIDE SAFETIES. INSPECTED SLIDE INSTALLATION AND PERFORMED CIDS TEST.

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