SDR 2005UALA01463

Service difficulty report · Pbe · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date: December 12, 2005
Submitted: December 20, 2005
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N771UA
Make and model: Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial: 26932
Aircraft time: 40,146 hours, 7,922 cycles
Engine: Pwa PW4077
System (JASC): 2560 · Emergency Equipment
Part: Pbe
Condition: Unknown
Location: Cabin
Stage of operation: UK
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PBE'S PACKAGE DEFECTS AT 1L, 2R, 2L, 3L, 4L, AND 4R. THESE PBES WERE PULLED PREMATURELY AND DID NOT HAVE THE VACUUM SEALS BROKEN. MAINTENANCE CONTROL REVIEWED REMOVAL CRITERIA WITH AMTS INVOLVED AND EMPHASIZED THE USE OF THE SEAL INTEGRITY INDICATOR BUTTON.