Service difficulty report · Tube · Boeing 747238B

Difficulty date
May 14, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N159UA
Make and model
Boeing 747238B
Aircraft serial
21140
Engine
Pwa JT9D7J
Part
Tube
Part number
7A12403
Condition
Torn
Location
L 1 Door Slide
Component
B F Goodrich · 7A123831
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

EVACUATION SLIDE ON DOOR 1 LEFT WAS DEPLOYED DURING LAX MAINTENANCE CHECK. WITHIN TWENTY MINUTES OF DEPLOYMENT SLIDE WENT FLAT. *S/D* UNIT WAS SENT TO VENDOR FOR EVALUATION AND REPAIR. VENDOR FOUND A .75 INCH PUNCHER IN THE LOWER TUBE THAT DEVELOPED INTO A 3 INCH TEAR. UNIT IS BEING REPAIRED BY THE VENDOR.