What was found
CRACKED UPPER TUBE ASPIRATOR. ASPIRATOR DAMAGED DUE TO IMPROPER PACKING DURING PREVIOUS OVERHAUL. REPLACED ASPIRATOR.
- Difficulty date
- December 16, 2004
- Submitted
- December 21, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N197UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 26901
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Aspirator
- Condition
- Misinstalled
- Location
- Slide
- 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.