Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
September 16, 2011
Submitted
September 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N179AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
32397
Aircraft time
30,803 hours, 9,665 cycles
Part
Slide
Part number
D30656126
Condition
Unwanted Deploy
Location
R4 Door
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RIGHT NUMBER 4 DOOR SLIDE DEPLOYED WITHIN AIRCRAFT WHEN DOOR WAS BEING CLOSED BY CATERING. SLIDE UNSUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYED. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO BOS FROM LHR FOR REPAIR. REPLACED RIGHT NUMBER 4 DOOR SLIDE AT BOS ON 09/16/2011. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.