Service difficulty report · Top Tube · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 20, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N576UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26690
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Top Tube
Part number
D40657122
Condition
Leaking
Location
Slide/Raft
Component
Aircruisers · D30654122
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.

What was found

SLIDE RAFT REMOVED FOR FIRST TIME. CONTROLLED OVERHAUL AND FAILED AIR RETENTION TEST. SLIDE RAFT HAD POROSITY AT ALL SEAMS AND A SEAM LEAK AT THE TOP TUBE. RETURNED FAULTY SLIDE RAFT TO ORGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER FOR WARRANTY REPAIR.