What was found
L1 DOOR SLIDE HANDLE IS DIFFICULT TO ARM - REQUIRES EXCESSIVE FORCE TO MOVE INTO THE ARMED POSITION. REMOVED AND REPLACED L1 SLIDE, AND MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO GIRT BAR FITTING AND SLIDE HANDLE PROXIMITY SWITCH.
- Difficulty date
- September 25, 2012
- Submitted
- September 26, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N663AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1419
- Aircraft time
- 42,327 hours, 15,678 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- D31516317
- Part serial
- A8019
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- L1 Door
- Part time
- 46,750 hours, 17,541 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.