Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 5, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N543UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25698
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Valve
Part number
61199107
Condition
Defective
Location
Bottle
Component
Air Cruisers · D31039202
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.

What was found

DURING ROUTINE SHOP MAINTENANCE, EVACUATION SLIDE FAILED TO INFLATE. UPON PARTIAL DISASSEMBLY OF THE BOTTLE VALVE BODY THE COUPLING PIN (P/N 10003-0005-293) WAS FOUND TO BE BADLY BENT AND SHAFT (P/N B18116-1) WAS SPREAD. THE BOTTLE VALVE WAS REPLACED.