Service difficulty report · Aspirator · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
December 21, 2011
Submitted
December 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N275AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
370
Aircraft time
50,998 hours, 7,159 cycles
Part
Aspirator
Condition
Damaged
Location
Evac Slide
Component
Slide · Bfgoodrich
Component part number
7A1509119
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 - DURING SCHEDULED DEPLOYMENT THE DOOR SLIDE AT DOOR 3R IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SLIDE DEFLATED WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF DEPLOYMENT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE SLIDE ASSEMBLY IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ASPIRATOR WAS DAMAGED, CAUSING THE DEFLATION. ADVISED THE RELIABILITY GROUP OF SLIDE FAILURE, ISSUED NEW TASK CARD # 33L20025001 TO PERFORM JOB AGAIN.

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