What was found
DURING SLIDE OVERHAUL, FOUND RIGHT HAND INFLATE/DEFLATE RUBBER MOUNTING FLANGE CRACKED. PROBABLE CAUSE WAS BENDING OF THE VALVE DURING SLIDE PACKING. REPLACED RUBBER INFLATE/DEFLATE VALVE FLANGE.
- Difficulty date
- January 29, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N179UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 25158
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 2560 · Emergency Equipment
- Part
- Valve Flange
- Part number
- 3A34991
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Escape Slide
- Component
- Bfgoodrich · 7A14793
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.