What was found
WHILE FLAT FIRING THE DOOR SLIDE ASSEMBLY PRIOR TO OVERHAUL, THE RESERVOIR DELAYED THREE SECONDS AFTER THE MANUAL FIRING LANYARD WAS PULLED. OVERHAULED THE DOOR SLIDE.
- Difficulty date
- March 27, 2002
- Submitted
- April 5, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N624US
- Make and model
- Boeing 747251B
- Aircraft serial
- 21706
- Aircraft time
- 87,489 hours, 14,726 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Reservoir
- Part number
- 4A30479
- Part serial
- 5715A
- Location
- Valve
- Component
- Door Slide · 7A123857
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.