Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
October 18, 2005
Submitted
November 11, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N636AM
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
24594
Part
Slide
Part number
D31393109
Condition
Deployed
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON LANDING AT SJU, FOUND LEFT WING SLIDE DEPLOYED AND RAFT MISSING. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO TUL FOR REPAIRS. REPAIRED SLIDE COMPARTMENT AND DOOR FOR LEFT OVERWING SLIDE. REPLACED DAMAGED SLIDE MECHANISM PARTS AND SLIDE CARRIAGE. REPAIRED LEFT FLAP AND COMPOSITE FUSELAGE PANELS. INSTALLED NEW SLIDE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.