What was found
THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE FOUND ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ASPIRATOR DURING THE ASPIRATOR INSPECTION. ASPIRATOR DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. DAMAGE CAUSED BY IMPROPER PACKING. REPLACED ASPIRATOR.
- Difficulty date
- October 14, 2005
- Submitted
- October 25, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N175UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 24382
- Aircraft time
- 59,623 hours, 6,808 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Aspirator
- Part number
- 7A147914
- Part serial
- GI952
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Escape Slide
- 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.