Service difficulty report · Slide · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
February 21, 2013
Submitted
April 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
850
Aircraft time
49,379 hours, 19,548 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Slide
Condition
Faulty
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHT CHECK FAILED. EPSU EXT LOAD FWD L. REPLACED FWD LEFT POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY, NO HELP. SUSPECT FWD LEFT ESCAPE SLIDE. REMOVED RIGHT FWD 7500-MM AND LEFT FWD 7501 SLIDES AND SHUNTED BOTH SLIDES STILL FAILS TEST. FOUND RIGHT OVERWING ESPU FAILING BITE CHECK, REPLACED EPSU 12-WL, NO HELP. DOOR 1L DOOR DISARMED AND SLIDE REMOVED. REPLACED SLIDE, OPS CKS OK. P/N D31516-313 (SERIAL# 'OFF' = 2290 / SERIAL# 'ON' = 2049). SLIDE REARMED. REPLACED EPSU 12-WL AND BATTERY REF. AMM 33-51-38-000-001-A BITE CHECKS GOOD.

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