Service difficulty report · Hose · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
July 8, 2007
Submitted
July 10, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N654UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25392
Aircraft time
63,345 hours, 10,513 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Hose
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Overwing Slide
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RIGHT OFF WING ESCAPE SLIDE INFLATION HOSE FROM INFLATION CYLINDER IS CONTAMINATED HYDRAULIC FLUID, AREA OF CONTAMINATION IS ADJACENT TO THE HYD SYSTEM SERVICING SELECTOR. PRESSURIZED HYD SYSTEMS AND NO LEAKS DETECTED. PIPE IS SPONGY AND WALLS HAVE COLLAPSED FROM LONG TERM CONTAMINATION BY HYD FLUID. REPLACED PIPE ASSY. SLIDE AND AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.