Service difficulty report · Light · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
September 14, 2006
Submitted
September 19, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N223UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30224
Aircraft time
19,530 hours, 2,648 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Light
Condition
Broken
Location
Escape Slide
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.

What was found

HOLE IN SLIDE, UPPER TUBE NEAR THE TOE END OF THE SLIDE. THE LOCATOR LIGHT ON ONE OF THE CANOPIES WAS BROKEN AND THE BATTERY WAS SWOLLEN. THE CAUSE WAS THAT THE LOCATOR LIGHT HAD BROKEN INSIDE THE PACK WITH THE GLASS PUNCTURING THE TUBE AND CREATING A HOLE IN THE UPPER SLIDE TUBE. SUSPECT THE LOCATOR LIGHT WAS NOT IN THE RIGHT SPOT WHEN IT WAS PACKED. THE LOCATOR LIGHT WAS REPLACED AND THE HOLE WAS PATCHED.