What was found
SLIDE FAILED AIR RETENTION TEST DURING OVERHAUL. AIR RETENTION FAILED DUE TO SLIDE POROSITY. SLIDE SCRAPPED.
- Difficulty date
- March 5, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N4717U
- Make and model
- Boeing 747122
- Aircraft serial
- 19878
- Engine
- Pwa JT9D7A
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Condition
- Failed Test
- Location
- All Tubes
- Component
- Bf Goodrich · 7A14381
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.