Service difficulty report · Relief Valve · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
March 4, 2015
Submitted
March 5, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29512
Aircraft time
47,949 hours, 19,072 cycles
Part
Relief Valve
Condition
Defective
Location
Evac Slide
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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

AFTER SLIDE PROPERLY DEPLOYED DURING SLIDE OPERATIONAL TEST, CHECKED INFLATION BY USING HAND TOP PAT ON THE SLIDE. THE PRESS RELIEF VLV OPENED SLIGHTLY ALLOWING IT TO PARTIALLY DEFLATE. THE CAP OF THE VLV WAS MOVED BACK TO THE CLOSED POSITION & IT REMAINED CLOSED. REPLACED R2 DOOR SLIDE. SYS CHECKED NORMAL.