Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 9, 2006
Submitted
October 24, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28708
Aircraft time
34,548 hours, 9,523 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Valve
Part number
8140481
Part serial
0123
Condition
Unknown
Location
Slide
Component
Slide
Component part number
D23940117
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

LOW BOTTLE PRESSURE. ONE HOUR WATER BATH TEST SHOWED NO LEAKS. REPLACED BOTTLE AND VALVE WITH ANOTHER BOTTLE AND VALVE. CHANGED OUT ALL THE O-RINGS ON THE VALVE THAT CAME IN WITH THE SLIDE. NO EVIDENCE OF TORN O-RINGS. ROOT CAUSE OF FAILURE NOT ESTABLISHED.