What was found
DURING SHOP OVERHAUL OF SLIDE/RAFT IT FAILED THE AIR RETENTION TEST. FAILURE DUE TO A SEAM LEAK IN THE UPPER TUBE ON THE LOWER END CROSS OVERTUBE LOWER SEAM UNDER CHAFING PANEL. SLIDE/RAFT SENT TO VENDOR FOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- May 4, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N155UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747123
- Aircraft serial
- 20104
- Engine
- Pwa JT9D7A
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Tube
- Part number
- 7A14376
- Condition
- Failed Test
- Location
- Slide Raft
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.