What was found
LOW BOTTLE PRESSURE. A ONE-HOUR WATER BATH TEST WAS DONE TO THE VALVE AND IT DID NOT SHOW ANY LEAKS. VALVE WAS DISMANTLED AND ALL O-RINGS WERE IN GOOD CONDITION, NO EVIDENCE OF CAUSE. REPLACED VALVE AND BOTTLE.
- Difficulty date
- October 23, 2006
- Submitted
- November 7, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N904UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737522
- Aircraft serial
- 25004
- Aircraft time
- 44,228 hours, 27,917 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CFM56*
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Valve
- Part number
- 1884221
- Condition
- Unserviceable
- Location
- Escape Slide
- Component
- Escape Slide
- Component part number
- 61621469
- 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.