What was found
LOW BOTTLE PRESSURE. THE FAILURE IS ATTRIBUTED TO A DAMAGED FILL VALVE O-RING. THE O-RING WAS FOUND PINCHED AND HAD A NOTCH OUT OF IT. REPLACED O-RING.
- Difficulty date
- August 30, 2006
- Submitted
- August 31, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N521UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 24891
- Aircraft time
- 52,597 hours, 19,589 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- O-Ring
- Part number
- B14056916
- Condition
- Unserviceable
- Location
- Bottle Valve
- Component
- Bottle Valve
- Component part number
- D31042205U1
- 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.