Service difficulty report · Slide Raft · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
November 27, 2010
Submitted
November 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N270AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
0315
Part
Slide Raft
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
R1 Door
Part time
37,281 hours
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.

What was found

FCO - CREW REPORTED AS: "ON NR 1 RIGHT DOOR OPENING FOR CATERING, SLIDE PACK FELL INTO AIRCRAFT CABIN". MAINTENANCE FOUND THE PACK SLIDE BOTTLE INDICATOR ELECTRICAL CABLE DAMAGED IN TWO PLACES, AND THE DOOR ASSIST BOTTLE DISCHARGED. ADDITIONALLY, MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO RE-INSTALL THE SLIDE ONTO THE DOOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON MEL, MAKING THE RIGHT, NUMBER ONE ENTRY DOOR/SLIDE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ESCAPE SLIDE/RAFT AND SERVICED THE DOOR ASSIST BOTTLE. ONCE COMPLETED, THE MEL FOR THE RIGHT, NUMBER ONE ENTRY DOOR/SLIDE WAS REMOVED.

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