What was found
FLIGHT DECK PBE IS SOFT (SPONGY). REPLACED FLIGHT DECK PBE REF MM 35-35-99. REMOVED PBE HAD 9 YEARS LEFT ON REPLACE BY DATE. POUCH HAD NO NOTICEABLE DEFECTS, OTHER THAN SOFT FEEL.
- Difficulty date
- June 21, 2011
- Submitted
- July 14, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N456UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1128
- Aircraft time
- 40,665 hours, 15,260 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 2560 · Emergency Equipment
- Part
- Pbe
- Part number
- MR10047N
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Cockpit
- 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.