What was found
LEFT OFF-WING SLIDE ENCLOSURE PANEL BALL LOCKS ARE PAINTED. SLIDE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. (REF AMM 25-62-42 -401, MT 25-029, AND M&E BULLETIN 12-011. REPLACED SLIDE AND OPS CHECKED.
- Difficulty date
- October 19, 2012
- Submitted
- November 21, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N487UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1669
- Aircraft time
- 35,921 hours, 15,749 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- D31865309
- Part serial
- 9
- Condition
- Unserviceable
- 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.