What was found
DURING SLIDE SHOP TEST AT OPERATING PRESSURE, A MULTIPLE SEAM FAILURE OF THE LOWER AIR HOLDING SILL TUBE OCCURRED AT THE GIRT END. SLIDE WILL BE OVERHAULED AND RECEIVE A NEW INFLATABLE.
- Difficulty date
- September 21, 2000
- Submitted
- September 27, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N672US
- Make and model
- Boeing 747251B
- Aircraft serial
- 20357
- Aircraft time
- 89,766 hours, 21,401 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- 030440103
- Part serial
- 0650
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Pax Door
- Part time
- 58,453 hours, 4,851 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.