Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 21, 2011
Submitted
December 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N639JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2814
Aircraft time
22,167 hours, 7,758 cycles
Part
Mechanism
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
L2 Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 616 JAX-JFK, CREW REPORTED AFT L2 DOOR AROUND HANDLE CREEPS OUT OF IT'S ARMED DETENT AS AIRCRAFT CLIMBS AND PRESSURIZES. ACCOMPLISHED VISUAL INSPECTION AND FOUND PEN JAMMED BETWEEN GIRT LOCKS AND GIRT BAR. REMOVED FOD AND PEN. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF L2 DOOR OPERATION AND LOCKING DISARMING AND ARMING PER AMM 52-10-00, OPS CHECK OK. ON 12/28/11 AFT LEFT CABIN SLIDE HANDLE WILL NOT REMAIN IN ARMED POSITION DURING FLIGHT. HANDLE CREEPS UP AND SLIDE ARMED INDICATION LIGHT ILLUMINATES. ADJUSTED THE ESCAPE SLIDE RELEASE MECHANISM IAW AMM 52-13-22. OPS CHECK NORMAL.

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