Service difficulty report · Relief Valve · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
June 20, 2005
Submitted
June 28, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N792UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26934
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Relief Valve
Part number
19C181918E
Condition
Damaged
Location
Escape Slide
Component
Slide · Aircruisers
Component part number
62773317
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

THE PRV WAS DAMAGED INSIDE OF THE PACK. SLIDE/RAFT WAS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT AT NORMAL MAINTENANCE INTERVAL. DAMAGED PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE WAS OBSERVED DURING SLIDE/RAFT MAINTENANCE. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE TO THE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED, BUT IT IS SPECULATED IT WAS DAMAGED DURING THE LAST PACKING PROCESS. PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED.