What was found
DURING SLIDE SHOP TEST, INFLATABLE SUB ASSEMBLY SEAM RUPTURED AT NORMAL OPERATING PRESSURE. NEW INFLATABLE SUB ASSEMBLY WAS INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- October 22, 2001
- Submitted
- November 2, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N522US
- Make and model
- Boeing 757251
- Aircraft serial
- 23616
- Aircraft time
- 50,203 hours, 21,099 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- D31041139
- Part serial
- 0238
- Condition
- Ruptured
- Location
- Exit Door 3l
- Part time
- 13,029 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.