Service difficulty report · Slide · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
February 22, 2012
Submitted
February 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N272AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
333
Aircraft time
55,289 hours, 8,234 cycles
Part
Slide
Part number
7A1539046
Part serial
AX0469
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
R2 Door
Part time
30,886 hours, 4,265 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

R2 DOOR WOULD NOT SHOW PROPERLY ARMED. CHUTE DEPLOYED BY MAINTENANCE. PRIOR TO 2R SLIDE BEING BLOWN, CAPTAIN REPORTED THE SLIDE WOULD NOT ARM. IT WAS SHOWING ARMED IN THE COCKPIT AND NOT ARMED ON FLIGHT ATTENDANT PANEL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE R2 DOOR SLIDE ASSEMBLY AND THE DIAPHRAGM AND SHEAR PIN ON THE DOOR EMERGENCY CYLINDER. ALL DOOR INDICATIONS NORMAL ON ECAM AND FLIGHT ATTENDANT PANEL.

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