SDR 2009F00015

Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 767238

Difficulty date
January 17, 2009
Submitted
February 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N673BF
Make and model
Boeing 767238
Aircraft serial
23402
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Part
Wire
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Escape Slide
Stage of operation
TX
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.

What was found

WHILE ACFT WAS ON GROUND, WITH JUST APU RUNNING, THE LT OVERWING SLIDE DEPLOYED. THE ESCAPE HATCH WAS NOT DISTURBED. THIS TOOK PLACE IN LFPB. THE ONLY THING DONE PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT WAS THAT THE LEAD F/A PUSHED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING TEST SWITCH AT THE L1 CONTROL PANEL LOCATED ON THE F/A JUMP SEAT. THE TEST FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY, AND APPROX. 5 MIN. AFTER THE TEST, THE SLIDE DEPLOYED. THE SLIDE COMPONENTS REMOVED WERE SLIDE RAMP ASSY P/N 101630-305 S/NPG0261, INITIATOR ACTUATOR P/N 6023100-2,S/N 0263, LATCH ACTUATOR P/N 3125400-11,S/N 266, ACTUATOR P/N 526-2100, S/N 1171, BOTTLE P/N 130104-237, S/N IZ4603, EMERGENCY BATTERY CHARGER P/N 2012-1 AND BATTERY PACK P/N 2013-1A. THE BATTERY WAS FOUND TO HAVE A VOLTAGE OF 1.8 VOLTS. INSTALLED O/H SLIDE RAMP ASSY P/N 101630-305, S/N PG0192, O/H BOTTLE P/N 130104-237, S/N IZ5570, NEXT O/H DATE OF 01/11/2012, INITIATOR ACTUATOR P/N 6023100-2 S/N DL3, ACTUATOR P/N 5262100 S/N 2870, ACTUATOR P/N 3125400-11, S/N 2622, BATTERY CHARGER P/N 2012-1 S/N 2214 AND BATTERY PACK ASSY P/N 2013-1A, S/N 95660, AND ACTUATOR P/N 5262100, S/N 2872.THE SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO STC WIRING INSTALLED TO BATTERY PACK AFTER EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION AT A CERTIFIED REPAIR STATION IN THE US.