Service difficulty report · Aspirator · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 1, 2004
Submitted
December 15, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N210UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30216
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Aspirator
Part number
62510101
Part serial
0196
Condition
Damaged
Location
Escape Slide
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

ASPIRATOR HAS DAMAGED FLAPPER VALVE. FAILED AIR RETENTION TEST DUE TO LEAKING OF VALVE. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE SLIDE/RAFT WAS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT AT NORMAL MAINTENANCE INTERVAL. DISCREPANT ASPIRATOR WAS OBSERVED DURING SLIDE/RAFT OVERHAUL AIR RETENTION TEST. FAILED AIR RETENTION TEST DUE TO DAMAGED ASPIRATOR FLAPPER VALVE LEAKING. CAUSE OF FLAPPER VALVE DAMAGE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. ASPIRATOR WAS REPLACED PER AIR CRUISERS CMM 25-61-32.