What was found
DAMAGED ASPIRATOR FLAPPER VALVE. SLIDE/RAFT WAS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT AT NORMAL MAINTENANCE INTERVAL. DAMAGED ASPIRATOR FLAPPER VALVE WAS OBSERVED DURING SLIDE/RAFT MAINTENANCE. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
- Difficulty date
- March 28, 2005
- Submitted
- April 12, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N229UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 777222
- Aircraft serial
- 30557
- Engine
- Pwa PW4090
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Flapper Valve
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Aspirator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.