What was found
LOW BOTTLE PRESSURE. PIN HOLE LEAK AROUND O-RING ON PRESSURE GAUGE. REPLACED O-RING, RECHECKED, NO LEAKS FOUND, REPLACED WITH STOCK BOTTLE. SLIDE PROBLEM ROOT CAUSE: O-RING HARDENED DUE TO HEAT & OXIDATION & LOST ELASTICITY.
- Difficulty date
- June 28, 2007
- Submitted
- July 24, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N196UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 28715
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- O-Ring
- Part number
- 680146904
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Evac Slide
- Component
- Evac Slide
- Component part number
- MR25652
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.