What was found
DURING SHOP OVERHAUL DOOR 1LH SLIDE/RAFT ASSEMBLY (P/N: 62771-117, S/N: 0021) FAILED AIR RETENTION TEST. FOUND THE BOTTOM TUBE INFLATE/DEFLATE VALVE (P/N B51007-2) LEAKING. REPLACED VALVE AND UNIT PASSED AIR RETENTION CHECK.
- Difficulty date
- July 7, 2000
- Submitted
- October 4, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N773UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 777222
- Aircraft serial
- 26929
- Aircraft time
- 20,459 hours, 4,956 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4077
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Valve
- Part number
- B510072
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Slide Tube
- 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.