SDR 0003396615

Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 747251B

Difficulty date
September 14, 2000
Submitted
October 31, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N615US
Make and model
Boeing 747251B
Aircraft serial
20360
Aircraft time
94,403 hours, 20,870 cycles
Part
Slide
Part number
D30440103
Part serial
0656
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Service Door
Part time
46,782 hours, 20,263 cycles
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 ''L'' CHECK, DOOR 2R SLIDE SCHEDULED FOR CHANGE WAS DEPLOYED FOR NORMAL DEPLOYMENT TEST. SLIDE DEPLOYED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. AFTER AN ADDITIONAL (APPROXIMATELY) 30 MINUTES SLIDE RUPTURED AT UPPER TUBE SEAM AND PARTIALLY DEFLATED. REPLACED SLIDE.