# SDR USAA2013081300006

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: August 12, 2013
- Submitted: August 30, 2013
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N622AW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N622AW), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A320-231
- Registry model: [Airbus A320-231](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 54
- Aircraft time: 74,707 hours, 33,650 cycles
- System (JASC): [2565 · Escape Slide](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2565)
- Part: Slide
- Part number: D30664405
- Part serial: A6021
- Condition: Bulged
- Location: L1 Door
- Part time: 48,684 hours, 20,985 cycles
- Stage of operation: NR
- How discovered: 9
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2013081300006

## Discrepancy

L1 DOOR GUST LOCK,  HARD TO LATCH AND UNLATCH.  FOUND SLIDE RAFT BULGING CAUSING GUST LOCK NOT TO ENGAGE.  R & R L1 SLIDE IAW TASK CARD 26L00025011.

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