What was found
FLT 6443, ON GROUND HEAVY MAINTENANCE CHECK FOUND CONNECTION TIP BROKEN OFF LOWER LT OVERWING ESCAPE SLIDE AT INFLATION BOTTLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED SLIDE BOTTLE IAW AMM TASK 25-62-46-400-001.
- Difficulty date
- March 13, 2012
- Submitted
- March 16, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N643JB
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 2871
- Aircraft time
- 22,276 hours, 7,722 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Bottle
- Part number
- 60592101
- Part serial
- A7224
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Evac Slide
- Part time
- 32,702 hours, 12,242 cycles
- 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.