Service difficulty report · Pin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 1, 2006
Submitted
July 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N550UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25398
Aircraft time
54,457 hours, 15,885 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Pin
Condition
Installed
Location
Evac Slide
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.

What was found

SLIDE SAFETY PIN WAS PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED AND NOT REMOVED BEFORE FLT. SAFETY PIN WAS ROUTINELY INSTALLED PRIOR TO RII INSPECTION OF SLIDE RAFT FOR DOOR 1R. THE SAFETY PIN WAS NOT REMOVED AS PER UA OPERATING PROCEDURE BEFORE FLIGHT. REQUIRES FURTHER TRAINING OF INVOLVED AMTS TO ENSURE SECURING PIN IN SAFETY POUCH BEFORE SLIDE RAFT INSTALLATION. DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE PROBLEM WITH HARDWARE.