Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
May 14, 2004
Submitted
June 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N193UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26890
Aircraft time
32,584 hours, 4,008 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Slide
Condition
Deployed
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

FORWARD BOTTLE DISCHARGED WHEN PINS WERE PULLED RESULTING IN SLIDE DEPLOYMENT. UNABLE TO DEFINITIVELY DETERMINE CAUSE OF FAILURE DUE TO PARTIAL DEPLOYMENT OF SLIDE. SUSPECT THAT INFLATION CABLE WAS MISROUTED, RESULTING IN TENSION WHICH DEPLOYED SLIDE WHEN BOTTLE PINS WERE PULLED. SLIDE RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE DURING DEPLOYMENT DUE TO IMPACT WITH DOCK STRUCTURE. SLIDE RETURNED TO SHOP FOR ROUTINE CHECK, REPAIR, REPACKING, AND RETURN TO SERVICE.