What was found
SLIDE REMOVED FOR SECOND TIME CONTROLLED OVERHAUL. A 3 INCH SEAM SEPARATION LOCATED ON THE RIGHT HAND MAIN TUBE APPROXIMATELY 1 FOOT FROM CROSS OVER TUBE. RETURNED UNIT TO ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER FOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- May 6, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N509UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 24763
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Main Tube
- Condition
- Separation
- Location
- Slide
- Component
- Air Cruisers · D31038201
- 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.