Service difficulty report · Squib · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 25, 2006
Submitted
October 3, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26653
Aircraft time
48,692 hours, 16,774 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Squib
Condition
No Test
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RIGHT SIDE NR 2 SQUIB WOULD NOT TEST. OFFWING EVACUATION SLIDE BOTTLE PRESSURE MEASURED AT 2500 PSI. BOTTLE WAS HYDROSTATICALLY TESTED - NO FAULTS FOUND. REPLACED CYLINDER.