What was found
SLIDE REMOVED FOR INADVERTANT DEPLOYMENT. DURING OVERHAUL, SLIDE FAILED AIR RETENTION TEST DUE TO POROSITY. SCRAPPED SLIDE AND INSTALLED NEW SLIDE.
- Difficulty date
- November 19, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N184UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 25380
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- 7A1323107
- Condition
- Failed Test
- Location
- Cabin
- 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.