What was found
SLIDE FAILED AIR RETENTION TEST DURING SHOP VISIT. *S/D* POROSITY CAUSED SEAM LEAK. UNIT WAS SENT TO VENDOR FOR EVALUATION AND REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- February 3, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N557UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 26653
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Tube
- Part number
- D31393109
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Slide
- Part time
- 1,090 hours
- Component
- Air Cruisers · D31394105
- 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.