Service difficulty report · Cable · Boeing 767222

Difficulty date
May 25, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N601UA
Make and model
Boeing 767222
Aircraft serial
21862
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Part
Cable
Part number
580242022000
Condition
Broken
Location
Emer Exit Slide
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

LEFT HAND OVERWING SLIDE DOOR OPEN AND SLIDE PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. *S/D* INADVERTANT DEPLOYMENT DURING OVERWING EXIT HATCH WINDOW SHADE EXCHANGE. REASON FOR PARTIAL DEPLOYMENT IS THE SWAGED END OF THE INFLATION CABLE SEPARATED FROM CABLE. REPLACED CABLE.