What was found
FORWARD ENTRY DOOR 1L SLIDE DEFECTIVE. *S/D* REPLACED 1L SLIDE WITH NEW SLIDE. HOME SHOP REPORTED THAT GIRT RESTRAINING BUNGEE ATTACH POINT REINFORCING PATCHES WERE FOUND TO BE DISBONDING.
- Difficulty date
- August 21, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N987UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737291
- Aircraft serial
- 21749
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D17
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- 11611136
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- 1l Door
- Part time
- 4,718 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.