Service difficulty report · Aspirator · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
January 3, 2012
Submitted
January 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
YWHR184L
Bridport Air Carrier Inc
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Part
Aspirator
Part number
60322105
Part serial
LOTN0609
Condition
Detached
Location
Evac Slide
Part time
2 hours, 1 cycles
Component
Slide Raft · Aircruisers
Component part number
D30665305
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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

DURING FUNCTIONAL TEST OF SLIDE. LOWER CHAMBER OF THE INFLATABLE FAILED TO HOLD AIR WHEN THE ASPIRATOR FLAPPER ASSY WAS EJECTED FROM THE ASPIRATOR PN 60322-105. INSPECTION OF THE ASPIRATOR DETERMINED THAT THE FLAPPER ASSY TO ASPIRATOR ATTACHMENT ROLL PINS WERE NOT PRESENT. WHEN AIR PRESSURE WAS APPLIED DURING THE FLAT FIRE OF THE SLIDE/RAFT THE FLAPPER ASSY WAS EJECTED LEAVING AN OPEN PATH FOR THE AIR TO ESCAPE THE INFLATABLE.