Service difficulty report · Slide Raft · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
November 12, 2011
Submitted
November 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N278AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
388
Aircraft time
50,203 hours, 6,971 cycles
Part
Slide Raft
Part number
7A1508045
Part serial
AA1502
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
L1 Door
Part time
41,545 hours, 4,238 cycles
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

S2 CHECK - SLIDE RAFT BAD FROM STOCK, NOT PACKED PROPERLY, BULGES AT CENTER BOTTOM AND BACK TO L1 DOOR FACING WILL NOT MOUNT PROPERLY DRAGS FLOOR SILL. REPLACED L1 DOOR SLIDE RAFT IAW A330 AMM 25-62-41.

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