What was found
DURING THE SHOP OVERHAUL OF A SLIDE/RAFT REMOVED FOR TIME EXPIRATION THE RIGHT HAND GIRT ATTACHMENT, PART NUMBER 5A22883-2, WAS FOUND TO BE TEARING LOOSE FROM THE BOTTOM TUBE. SLIDE/RAFT SENT TO VENDOR FOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- March 23, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N177UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 24384
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Cabin
- Component
- Bf Goodrich · 7A14693
- 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.