Service difficulty report · Slide · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 9, 2017
Submitted
August 11, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508JL
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1257
Aircraft time
61,349 hours, 22,484 cycles
Part
Slide
Part number
D31865111
Part serial
A155551
Condition
Unwanted Deploy
Location
Lt Overwing
Part time
16,300 hours, 5,205 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RECEIVED AN ECAM MESSAGE FOR DOOR LEFT AFT EMERGENCY EXIT. RAN NON-NORMAL THROUGH QRH SPOKE WITH INFLIGHT TO CHECK DOOR AREA ECT. REPORTED SLIDE ARM (GREEN LIGHT) WAS ON AND WARM. OUR INDICATIONS IN COCKPIT WENT NORMAL AND INFLIGHT REPORTED ALL NORMAL AS WELL. COMPLETED QRH AND FLIGHT TO STT. NO FUTHER ISSUES. ON LANDING, WAS ADISED THAT SLIDE ON LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN AFT OF LEFT WING. SPEED TAPE WAS MISSING FOR BLUE HYD PANEL WAS MISSING AS WELL. REMOVED & REPLACED THE LT OVERWING ESCAPE SLIDE IAW AMM 25-62-42-000-001-A. OPS CHECKED OK IAW AMM 25-62-00. ACFT OK TO CONT SERVICE.

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