Service difficulty report · Cable · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
November 21, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N700UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
0885
Part
Cable
Condition
Twisted
Location
Escape Slide
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

RDU - FLIGHT ATTENDANT OPENED THE L1 DOOR WHILE IT WAS STILL ARMED. THE SLIDE FELL OUT OF THE DOOR PACK, BUT DID NOT INFLATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE CABLING WAS ENTANGLED AROUND THE NECK OF THE GAS BOTTLE. THE SLIDE WAS INFLATED AND WORKED PROPERLY. ALL OTHER DOORS ON ALL U.S. AIRWAYS OWNED AIRBUS AIRCRAFT WERE INSPECTED. THE PRE-OPS INSPECTION TEAM WAS NOTIFIED TO ADD THIS AS AN ITEM ON THEIR INSPECTION. (X)

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