What was found
THE SLIDE IS LEAKING IN BETWEEN THE GIRT ON THE SEAM. THE FAILURE IS ATTRIBUTED TO WEAR DAMAGE ON LOWER TUBE SEAM OF THE INFLATABLE AT THE GIRT ATTACHMENT.
- Difficulty date
- April 21, 2006
- Submitted
- May 4, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N545UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25323
- Aircraft time
- 53,640 hours, 15,671 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- D30654122U1
- Part serial
- 0631
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Cabin
- 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.