What was found
DURING TIME CONTROLLED OVERHAUL, SLIDE FAILURE DUE TO SEAM SEPARATION OF THE INFLATION TUBE. UNIT SCRAPPED.
- Difficulty date
- September 19, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7281U
- Make and model
- Boeing 727222
- Aircraft serial
- 21559
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Inflate Tube
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Slide
- Component
- Air Cruisers · D29835103
- 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.