Service difficulty report · Packboard · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 1, 2004
Submitted
December 15, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N227UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30555
Part
Packboard
Part number
61949108
Condition
Cracked
Location
Escape Slide
Component
Slide · Aircruisers
Component part number
62771118
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

PACKBOARD CRACKED IN 2 PLACES. SLIDE/RAFT WAS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT AT NORMAL MAINTENANCE INTERVAL. PACKBOARD CRACKS WERE OBSERVED DURING SLIDE/RAFT OVERHAUL. CRACKS WERE MINOR AND WOULD NOT HAVE AFFECTED PERFORMANCE OF THE SLIDE/RAFT. IT IS POSSIBLE CRACKS WERE CAUSED BY REMOVAL FROM AIRCRAFT OR SUBSEQUENT HANDLING. CRACKS WERE REPAIRED PER AIR CRUISERS CMM 25-61-31.