Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
February 3, 2004
Submitted
February 10, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N211UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30217
Aircraft time
11,906 hours, 3,021 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Slide
Condition
Deployed
Location
Pax Door
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

THE 2R EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. DOOR 2R SLIDE/RAFT PARTIAL DEPLOYMENT OCCURRED DURING SLIDE INSTALLATION. DURING INSTALLATION SEQUENCE THE DOOR WAS ARMED, THEN WAS INADVERTENTLY OPENED SUFFICIENT TO RELEASE THE SLIDE PACK. AMM PROVIDES A WARNING STATEMENT TO REMIND PERSONNEL TO NOT ALLOW THE DOOR TO MOVE FROM THE CUTOUT, OTHERWISE THE SLIDE PACK CAN RELEASE WHILE THE DOOR IS ARMED. HOWEVER, THIS WARNING WAS APPARENTLY NOT OBSERVED DURING THE SLIDE/RAFT INSTALLATION AND THE SLIDE PERFORMED AS DESIGNED.