# SDR USAA20110503BA038

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: May 2, 2011
- Submitted: May 3, 2011
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: N273AY
- Make and model: Airbus A330-323
- Registry model: [Airbus A330-323](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a330-323) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 0337
- System (JASC): [2565 · Escape Slide](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2565)
- 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
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA20110503BA038

## Discrepancy

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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