# SDR USAA2014041400009

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: April 12, 2014
- Submitted: April 14, 2014
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: N637AW
- Make and model: Airbus A320-231
- Registry model: [Airbus A320-231](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 99
- Aircraft time: 75,978 hours, 33,999 cycles
- System (JASC): [2565 · Escape Slide](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2565)
- Part: Slide Raft
- Part number: D30664409
- Part serial: A6039
- Condition: Defective
- Location: L1 Door
- Part time: 48,978 hours, 21,271 cycles
- Stage of operation: NR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2014041400009

## Discrepancy

GUST LATCH HARD TO DEPRESS AT BOARDING DOOR.  FOUND DOOR L1 SLIDE RAFT PACKED TOO THICK & HITTING FUSELAGE CAUSING ISSUES WITH GUST LOCK.  REPLACED DOOR L1 SLIDE RAFT IAW JOB CARD 26L00025011.

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