Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
January 15, 2012
Submitted
January 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N840VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
4616
Aircraft time
2,497 hours, 755 cycles
Part
Mechanism
Part number
D5211187301299
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
L2 Door 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

PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, THE CREW NOTIFIED MX CONTROL THAT L2 DOOR WOULD NOT ARM. THE ACFT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AND WAS SWAPPED. MX FOUND THE SLIDE EXTENSION CONTROL MECHANISM WAS STIFF AND NOT ALLOWING FULL MOVEMENT. COMPLIED WITH LUBE OF SLIDE EMERGENCY CONTROL HANDLE MECHANISM, IAW AMM 52-13-22-05. SYS OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 52-13-22-05. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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