Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
February 4, 2008
Submitted
February 8, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N713AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
30161
Aircraft time
29,417 hours, 16,021 cycles
Part
Slide
Part number
1061323469
Part serial
1687A
Condition
Contaminated
Location
R2 Door
Part time
12,322 hours, 6,551 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RIGHT FORWARD (R 2) SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING DURING TEST. DETERMINE THAT SLIDE WAS TIED WITH A CHORD WHICH PREVENTED IT FROM DEPLOYING. REMOVED SLIDE AND SHIPPED WITH A VIDEO OF THE FAILED DEPLOYMENT TEST. DETERMINED NO SYSTEM FAULT. NON SYSTEM STRAP LEFT IN SLIDE DURING REPACKING AT THE AIR CRUISER FACILITY CAUSED FAILURE TO DEPLOY.