Service difficulty report · Support Bracket · Boeing 737790

Difficulty date
April 21, 2016
Submitted
April 25, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N626AS
Make and model
Boeing 737790
Aircraft serial
30793
Aircraft time
51,404 hours, 22,905 cycles
Part
Support Bracket
Part number
69439181
Condition
Unsecure
Location
L1 Door 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

LEFT FWD DOOR L1 ESCAPE SLIDE PACK LOWER SUPPORT FITTING FOUND OUT OF DOOR SUPPORT BRACKET. SLIDE OUT OF POSITION OFF OF THE DOOR RESULTING IN 33 PERCENT LOSS OF PACK RETENTION TO DOOR. POSSIBLE FAILURE OF CORRECT DEPLOYMENT. ACFT GROUNDED. FOUND BOTTOM BALL ON LOWER FITTING NOT IN SUPPORT BRACKET. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED L1 DOOR SLIDE IAW AMM 25-66-01-400-803. OPS CHECKS GOOD.