What was found
UPON PREFLIGHT, CAPTAIN FOUND A/C LEFT ESCAPE SLIDE RELEASE PINS PAINTED OVER. MAINTENANCE CLEANED PAINT OFF THREE LEFT OVERWING SLIDE COMPARTMENT DOOR RELEASE PINS.
- Difficulty date
- September 9, 2011
- Submitted
- September 13, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N113UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 1141
- Aircraft time
- 37,208 hours, 16,546 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Release Pin
- Condition
- Obstructed
- Location
- Evac Slide
- 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.