What was found
DURING SHOP OVERHAUL OF SLIDE REMOVED FOR EXPIRATION OF TIME THE REGULATOR VALVE AREA AND PISTON WAS FOUND TO BE BADLY CORRODED. REPLACED REGULATOR.
- Difficulty date
- November 25, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N549UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25397
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Regulator
- Part number
- 525GPS
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Evac 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.