Service difficulty report · Upper Tube · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 15, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N541UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25253
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Upper Tube
Part number
D31042205
Condition
Porous
Location
Door Slide
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.

What was found

UNIT RETURNED TO SHOP FOR SECOND TIME CONTROLLED OVERHAUL. UNIT HAS POROSITY ON THE UPPER INFLATION TUBE WHERE IT MEETS THE TOP TUBE. UNIT RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER FOR REPAIR.