Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 15, 2005
Submitted
December 20, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25222
Aircraft time
49,228 hours, 18,210 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Slide
Part number
D31393110
Part serial
0697
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Bottom Tube
Component
Inflation Tube
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

BOTTOM INFLATION TUBE HAS A HOLE IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH WHICH WOULD NOT PASS AR TEST. SLIDE WAS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT AT NORMAL MAINTENANCE INTERVAL. SLIDE FAILED AIR RETENTION TEST DUE TO HOLE IN INFLATABLE LOWER TUBE. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT SLIDE HAD BEEN PACKED CORRECTLY. EXACT CAUSE OF THE WEAR DAMAGE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED BY PATCHING PER AIR CRUISERS CMM 25-60-46.