Service difficulty report · Slide · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
September 19, 2010
Submitted
October 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N629VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
3037
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B4P
Part
Slide
Part number
D31517417
Condition
Dislodged
Location
R2 Door
Part time
12,223 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

R2 DOOR SLIDE UNRAVELED. FOUND ON GROUND AFTER CATERING WAS LEAVING THROUGH R2 DOOR AND COULD NOT GET DOOR CLOSED. AFTER INSP BY MX, FOUND SLIDE HANGING DOWN FROM ITS PACKING. SLIDE WAS NOT BLOWN AND GIRT BAR DID NOT APPEAR TO BE PULLED OUT, R & R SLIDE AS REQUIRED. SLIDE SENT TO SHOP FOR INVESTIGATION.

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