Service difficulty report · Turnbuckle · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
May 27, 2019
Submitted
May 28, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N932NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33488
Aircraft time
19,177 hours, 7,749 cycles
Part
Turnbuckle
Condition
Sheared
Location
Evac Slide
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: LEFTHAND FORWARD EMERGENCY SLIDE, FORWARD SUPPORT TURNBUCKLE END SHEARED AT TOP END OF UPPER ATTACH BRACKET. MAINTNENANCE REPLACED SLIDE FORWARD SUPPORT LINK PER IPC 25-24-56 AND AMM 25-24-40.