Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
October 8, 2001
Submitted
October 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N769UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26921
Aircraft time
25,868 hours, 5,148 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Slide
Part number
62771118
Part serial
0284
Condition
Cut
Location
R1 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

DOOR 1 RT SLIDE/RAFT P/N 62771-118, S/N 0284 FOUND TO HAVE 5 CUTS IN INFLATABLE. CUTS FOUND DURING SHOP OVERHAUL OF THE UNIT. THERE WERE 3 CUTS IN TOP TUBE AND 2 IN BOTTOM TUBE ON RT SIDE OF SLIDE/RAFT ABOVE BOTTOM TUBE RELIEF VALVE. CUTS IN THE INFLATABLE APPEAR TO BE CAUSED BY A SNAP ON THE REBOARD LINE BEING PUSHED INTO THE BACK OF THE BOTTOM TUBE RELIEF VALVE CUTTING THE INFLATABLE MATERIAL. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE UNIT WAS REPACKED.