Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 15, 2005
Submitted
December 20, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N777UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26916
Aircraft time
31,501 hours, 6,341 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Slide
Part number
62774414
Part serial
0235
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Flapper Valves
Component
Aspirators · 62510101
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

ASPIRATORS, TOP & BOTTM LEAKING FROM THE FLAPPER VALVES. SLIDE/RAFT WAS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT AT NORMAL MAINTENANCE INTERVAL. ASPIRATOR FLAPPER VALVES WERE OBSERVED LEAKING DURING SLIDE/RAFT OVERHAUL AIR RETENTION TEST. SPECIFIC CAUSE OF LEAK WAS NOT DETERMINED. ASPIRATORS WERE REPLACED.