What was found
DOOR 1 SLIDE/RAFT DEVELOPED SEAM BLISTERS IN BOTH THE SLIDE/RAFT INFLATABLE DOOR SILL PILLOWS DURING SHOP OVERHAUL. THE CAUSE OF THE SEAM BLISTERS IS UNKNOWN. UNIT IS BEING SENT TO THE VENDOR FOR EVALUATION AND REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- June 13, 2000
- Submitted
- October 4, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N589UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 28707
- Aircraft time
- 10,534 hours, 2,926 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- D30660116
- Part serial
- 0604
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Pax Door
- 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.