Service difficulty report · Slide · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
September 10, 2011
Submitted
September 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N509AY
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
3796
Aircraft time
10,613 hours, 3,286 cycles
Part
Slide
Part number
62293107
Part serial
C1185
Condition
Defective
Location
L3 Door
Part time
10,614 hours, 3,286 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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

DURING SCHEDULED SLIDE DEPLOYMENT, L-3 SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY. LOWER LANYARDS DID NOT DETACH CAUSING THE SLIDE NOT TO UNFOLD CORRECTLY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE L-3 DOOR SLIDE AND RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY IAW AIRBUS MAINTENANCE MANUAL 25-62-40-400-001.

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