What was found
ASPIRATOR LEAKS FROM THE FLAP VALVES. REPLACED ASPIRATOR, CAUSE UNKNOWN. 08-31-07 SUSPECT IMPROPER ASSY OF JET PLATE ASSY DURING RESTORATION.
- Difficulty date
- August 9, 2007
- Submitted
- August 14, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N181UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 25278
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Aspirator
- Part number
- 5A28701
- Part serial
- 6952
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Slide Raft
- Component
- Slide Raft
- Component part number
- 7A146913
- 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.