What was found
INBOUND INSPECTION FOUND THE RT OVERWING SLIDE BALL LOCKS PAINTED OVER. WILL NEED SLIDE REPLACED BEFORE NEXT REVENUE FLIGHT. WALKAROUND INSPECTION COMPLETE, NO DEFECTS NOTED. REPLACED RT ESCAPE SLIDE.
- Difficulty date
- February 20, 2012
- Submitted
- March 12, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N478UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1533
- Aircraft time
- 35,097 hours, 15,179 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- D31865110
- Part serial
- 126
- Condition
- Misrepaired
- Location
- Cabin
- 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.