Service difficulty report · Link · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 22, 2011
Submitted
August 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N445UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
826
Aircraft time
43,748 hours, 17,827 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Link
Part number
C19347107
Part serial
NA
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Slide
Component
Slide
Component part number
D31516317
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RECEIVED SLIDE MR25822-2212 IN PACKED CONDITION. UPON DISASSEMBLY FOUND ONE INCORRECT FRANGIBLE LINK INSTALLED AT THE SILL SUPPORT LOG. FRANGIBLE LINK INSTALLED WAS P/N C19347-107 (NATURAL/BLACK), SHOULD BE P/N C19749-103 (BLACK/ORANGE). DUE TO THE DIFFERENT BREAKING STRENGTHS OF EACH FRANGIBLE LINK THAT CAN CAUSE IMPROPER DEPLOYMENT OF THE EVACUATION SLIDE. CAUSE/CORRECTIVE ACTION: INCORRECT FRANGIBLE LINK WAS INSTALLED DURING THE LAST OVERHAUL ON 09JUL09. CORRECT FRANGIBLE LINK P/N C19749-103 WILL BE REPLACED AT THIS OVERHAUL. REF: AD 2001-15-06, AIR CRUISERS S/B 004-25-51.

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