Service difficulty report · Aspirator · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
June 7, 2006
Submitted
June 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N642UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25092
Aircraft time
64,046 hours, 10,416 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Aspirator
Part number
5A29011
Part serial
N6764
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Tube Near Aspira
Component
Slide
Component part number
101655306
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DAMAGED ASPIRATOR AND HOLES IN THE OPPOSITE TUBE. ASPIRATOR CAUSED HOLES IN THE TUBE. ALSO, ASPIRATOR HAD A BAD SEAL WHICH MADE IT LEAK. PATCHED THE INFLATION CHAMBER AND REPLACED THE ASPIRATOR. ROOT CAUSE WAS ASPIRATOR PACKED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO ABRADE A HOLE IN SLIDE TUBE DURING NORMAL DOOR OPERATION.