What was found
LOW BOTTLE PRESSURE GAUGE THREADED INSTALLATION TO INFLATION VALVE WAS LEAKING DUE TO MISSING TEFLON TAPE THREAD SEALANT. THREAD SEALANT WAS APPLIED AND PRESSURE GAUGE REINSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- May 24, 2006
- Submitted
- May 30, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N220UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 777222
- Aircraft serial
- 30223
- Aircraft time
- 19,109 hours, 2,578 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4090
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Gauge
- Part number
- 632701
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Evac Slide
- Component
- Evac Slide · Aircruisers · 62771117
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.