Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 14, 2004
Submitted
April 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24627
Aircraft time
46,147 hours, 17,389 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Slide
Condition
Deployed
Location
Cabin
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

AFT LEFT DOOR SLIDE PARTIALLY DEPLOYED WHEN DOOR OPENED FROM OUTSIDE. OPENING DOOR FROM OUTSIDE DID NOT INITIATE DEPLOYMENT. WHEN DOOR WAS OPENED, ONE SIDE OF SLIDE DROPPED BELOW DOOR DUE TO A LOOSE RESTRAINT STRAP. SAME SLIDE WAS REINSTALLED.