Service difficulty report · Strap · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
June 15, 2005
Submitted
June 23, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N213UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30219
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Strap
Condition
Misrouted
Location
Slide
Component
Slide · Aircruisers
Component part number
62771118
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

THE MIDDLE STRAP UNDER THE SLIDE WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE OUTER TUBES WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE SLIDE TO NOT DEPLOY AND FUNCTION LIKE IT SHOULD. DURING SLIDE/RAFT DISASSEMBLY, CENTER TENSION WEB WAS FOUND MISROUTED AROUND INFLATION TUBES. IT IS SUSPECTED MISROUTE OCCURRED DURING PACKING PROCESS AT LAST COMPONENT SHOP VISIT. OEM PACKING PROCEDURE P-12061 REVISION /F/ TEXT AND ILLUSTRATIONS PROVIDE CLEAR ROUTING INSTRUCTIONS. COMPONENT SHOP THAT PERFORMED THIS DISCREPANT PACKING NO LONGER EXISTS. SLIDE IS NOW MAINTAINED BY AN OSV SHOP. PACKING DISCREPANCY IS CONSIDERED AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.