Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
June 26, 2007
Submitted
July 20, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N180UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
25224
Aircraft time
68,626 hours, 8,439 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
O-Ring
Part number
680150904
Condition
Leaking
Location
Evac Slide
Component
Bottle
Component part number
7A146913
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.

What was found

SLIDE PRESSURE AT DOOR 5 LEFT LOW. THERE WAS A SMALL LEAK AROUND O-RING ON THE GAUGE ELBOW ASSEMBLY GOING INTO VALVE. REPLACED O-RING, WATER TESTED FOR 15 MINUTES, NO LEAK FOUND. REPLACED BOTTLE WITH STOCK BOTTLE. REPLACED SLIDE RAFT ASSEMBLY. SLIDE PROBLEM ROOT CAUSE: O'RING HARDENED & LOST ELASTICITY.