Service difficulty report · Slide · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
April 8, 2008
Submitted
April 10, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506TA
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
207
Aircraft time
51,972 hours, 20,921 cycles
Part
Slide
Part number
D30457104
Part serial
2469RP
Condition
No Test
Location
R1 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING OPERATIONAL TEST, THE R-1 DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE/RAFT FAILED TEST, DID NOT FULLY INFLATE. REPLACED ESCAPE SLIDE/RAFT CONTACTED MAINTENANCE STATION WERE TEST WAS ACCOMPLISHED. SLIDE BOTTLE PRESSURE INDICATOR WAS IN THE 'GREEN', SLIDE DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT FULLY INFLATE, APPEARED TO RUN OUT OF AIR. THE VENDOR HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF FAILURE AND RELATED EVENTS, WAITING ON VENDOR TEARDOWN REPORT AS TO CAUSE OF PARTIAL INFLATION. AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RELEASED TO SERVICE.

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