Service difficulty report · Safety Wire · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
October 9, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N189UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1425
Aircraft time
27,755 hours, 9,875 cycles
Part
Safety Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Evac Slide
Component
Evac Slide
Component part number
31517121
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

PIT - C11, SAFETY WIRE BROKEN ON BOTTOM REAR OF PACK. THE SAFETY WIRE HOLDS THE PAWL IN PLACE, HOLDING THE RETAINING PINS OF THE SLIDE. REPLACED SLIDE WITH BROKEN PAWL SAFETY WIRE WITH A NEW SLIDE. INSTALLED BY ROUTINE JOB CARD RT AFT PAX /CREW DOOR LOBE AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS.

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