Service difficulty report · Arming Cable · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
January 3, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N769UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26921
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Arming Cable
Part number
26038203
Condition
Broken
Location
Cabin Door 2l
Part time
6,132 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

ESCAPE SLIDE AT DOOR 2 LEFT DROPPED ONTO FLOOR WITHOUT DEPLOYING PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. EPAS (EMERGENCY POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) SYSTEM FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. DOOR ASSIST BOTTLE WAS DEPLETED, READS ZERO PRESSURE. REPLACED SLIDE AND EPAS RESERVOIR. REPLACED CABLE PN 2603820-3. CAUSE OF CABLE FAILURE UNDER INVESTIGATION.