Service difficulty report · Slide Raft · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
May 2, 2011
Submitted
May 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N273AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
0337
Part
Slide Raft
Part number
7A1539045
Condition
Defective
Location
L2 Door
Part time
42,018 hours
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

PHL - L2 SLIDE PRESSURE INDICATED ON THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT PANEL. FOUND A BAD SLIDE DISARMING MECHANISM WHERE THE SLIDE SAFETY PIN IS INSERTED. THE "C" CLIP WAS MISSING AND A SPRING WAS COMING OUT OF THE END. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE L2 SLIDE.

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