Service difficulty report · Tube · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
May 18, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N790UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26943
Aircraft time
11,635 hours, 1,813 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Tube
Part number
62424408
Part serial
0224
Condition
Leaking
Location
Escape Slide
Part time
11,635 hours, 1,813 cycles
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 SHOP OVERHAUL, SLIDE/RAFT (P/N 62774-414), (S/N 0224), TOP TUBE FAILED AIR RETENTION TEST. FOUND A SEAM LEAK AT SEAM JOINT BETWEEN TOP ASPIRATOR TUBE AND MAIN TOP TUBE (P/N 62424-408). UNIT RETURNED TO VENDOR FOR WARRANTY REPAIR. UNIT WAS LAST OVERHAULED BY VENDOR ON MAY 28, 1997.