SDR 200712041

Service difficulty report · Slide · Emb ERJ170100SE

Difficulty date
November 28, 2007
Submitted
December 4, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N640RW
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100SE
Aircraft serial
17000058
Aircraft time
8,165 hours, 5,218 cycles
Part
Slide
Part number
4A40302
Part serial
ED0542
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
L1 Door
Part time
5,704 hours, 2,870 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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

DURING THE BEGINNING OF THE OPERATIONAL CHECK THE L1 DOOR STARTED TO OPEN, TRANSLATED FORWARD ABOUT 8 INCHES AND THEN STOPPED. THE SLIDE ACTED AS IF IT BECAME JAMMED AND THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO PULL THE DOOR CLOSED DUE TO THE FORCE BEING APPLIED BY THE POWER ASSIST. THE MECHANIC PUSHED THE DOOR OPEN THE SLIDE FELL OUT OF THE BUSTLE BUT DID NOT INFLATE. WHILE STILL HANGING BY THE GIRT THE MECHANIC PULLED MANUAL INFLATION HANDLE AND THE SLIDE INFLATED NORMALLY.

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