Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
December 17, 2002
Submitted
February 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N179UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
25158
Aircraft time
50,781 hours, 6,357 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Slide
Condition
Deployed
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RIGHT UPPER DECK SLIDE DEPLOYED IN THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH SLIDE BOTTLES FIRED. NO DEFECTS FOUND ON SLIDE BOTTLE REGULATORS. SAFETY BURST DISK IN TACT. NO CORROSION, MATERIAL FLAW OR DAMAGE FOUND ON RUPTURE DISK. SLIDE DESTROYED AS A RESULT OF DEPLOYMENT IN CABIN.