Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 75723N

Difficulty date
January 30, 1999
Submitted
May 10, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523AT
Make and model
Boeing 75723N
Aircraft serial
30232
Part
Slide
Condition
Deployed
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING GROUND HANDLING, A CLEANER UNINTENTIONALLY ACTIVATED THE R1 DOOR WITH THE ESCAPE SLIDE HANDLE IN ARMED POSITION. SLIDE FULLY DEPLOYED AND DOOR ASSIST BOTTLE BLOWN. REPLACED SLIDE, RAFT ASSY AT R1 DOOR PER MM 25-66-01 AND REPLACED THE DOOR ASSIST BOTTLE PER MM 52-11-30. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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