Service difficulty report · Link · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 1, 2011
Submitted
August 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N446UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
834
Aircraft time
43,756 hours, 17,595 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Link
Part number
C19347103
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Slide
Component
Slide · Aircruisers
Component part number
D31517317
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, ON DISASSEMBLY FOUND ONE INCORRECT FRANGIBLE LINK INSTALLED AT THE SILL SUPPORT LOG. FRANGIBLE LINK INSTALLED WAS P/N C19347-103 (NATURAL/NATURAL), 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. INCORRECT FRANGIBLE LINK WAS INSTALLED DURING THE LAST OVERHAUL ON AUG 2008. CORRECT FRANGIBLE LINK P/N C19749-103 WILL BE REPLACED AT THIS OVERHAUL.

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