What was found
FOUND DOOR 2R SLIDE BOTTLE PRESSURE IS LOW. SLIDE REPLACED. A/C OK FOR SERVICE. SLIDE PROBLEM ROOT CAUSE IS SLIDE BOTTLE PRESSURE LOW. O-RINGS ON CONNECTIONS TO BOTTLE HARDEN WITH TIME & LEAKED.
- Difficulty date
- July 22, 2006
- Submitted
- August 1, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N174UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 24381
- Aircraft time
- 63,804 hours, 7,223 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- O-Ring
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- R2 Door 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.