What was found
SLIDE FAILED PROOF PRESSURE TEST AFTER 3 MINUTES AT 4.2 PSI. THE SEAM BELOW THE GIRT TORE. SLIDE WAS RETURNED TO OEM FOR ANALYSIS, BUT SPECIFIC CAUSE FOR FAILURE WAS INDETERMINATE. INFLATABLE PORTION OF SLIDE WAS SCRAPPED.
- Difficulty date
- April 12, 2004
- Submitted
- April 20, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N180UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 25224
- Aircraft time
- 55,469 hours, 6,919 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Condition
- Torn
- Location
- Cabin
- 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.