What was found
DURING SLIDE SHOP TEST AT OPERATING PRESSURE, INFLATABLE FAILED AT LOWER TUBE OPPOSITE GIRT BAR. SLIDE WILL BE OVERHAULED AND RECEIVE A NEW INFLATABLE.
- Difficulty date
- November 1, 2000
- Submitted
- November 6, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N508US
- Make and model
- Boeing 757251
- Aircraft serial
- 23197
- Aircraft time
- 50,630 hours, 21,169 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- D31096201
- Part serial
- 0113
- Condition
- Ruptured
- Location
- Pax Door
- Part time
- 43,713 hours, 18,602 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.