What was found
LOW BOTTLE PRESSURE. REPLACED SLIDE. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. SLIDE PROBLEM ROOT CAUSE: FOUND FILLER VALVE LEAKING CAUSING LOW BOTTLE PRESSURE. SUSPECT O-RING DETERIORATION LEAD TO LEAKAGE.
- Difficulty date
- February 15, 2007
- Submitted
- February 21, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N225UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 777222
- Aircraft serial
- 30554
- Engine
- Pwa PW4090
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- O-Ring
- Condition
- Deteriorated
- Location
- Slide Bottle
- Component
- Evac Slide · Aircruisers
- Component part number
- 62771118
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.