What was found
DURING SHOP OVERHAUL PROOF PRESSURE TEST EVACUATION SLIDE MR 25699-447 FAILED TO HOLD AIR. THE LEAK WAS AT THE JOINT BETWEEN THE ASPIRATOR TUBE AND THE SLIDE MAIN TUBE. SENT SLIDE ASSEMBLY TO VENDOR FOR WARRANTY REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- January 20, 2000
- Submitted
- October 4, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7293U
- Make and model
- Boeing 727222
- Aircraft serial
- 21571
- Aircraft time
- 60,085 hours, 34,475 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- D31074107
- Part serial
- 0783
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Cabin
- Part time
- 37 hours
- 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.