Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
December 9, 2004
Submitted
December 15, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N378UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24653
Aircraft time
42,746 hours, 29,733 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Slide
Condition
Deployed
Location
R1 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING SERVICING, CATERERS REPORTED THAT THE DOOR 1R WAS OPEN AND HAD THE SLIDE PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. THE DOOR WAS NOT DISARMED. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. A SLIDE COMPARTMENT (CLAMSHELL) LATCH WAS FOUND OPENED DURING INSPECTION. WHETHER THE LATCH WAS OPENED WHILE IT WAS INSTALLED ON THE DOOR CANNOT BE CONFIRMED. SLIDE UNIT WAS INSPECTED, REPACKED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.