What was found
THE AFT LT DOOR SLIDE FAILED THE OPERATIONAL CHECK. THE FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF FAILED VALVE WHICH WAS SEPARATED AT THE RIVET JOINT WHICH SEEMED TO BE A RESULT OF THE VALVE NOT SUSTAINING THE PRESSURE
- Difficulty date
- November 5, 2016
- Submitted
- November 8, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N735A
- Make and model
- Emb ERJ170100LR
- Aircraft serial
- 17000319
- Aircraft time
- 7,446 hours, 10,095 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CF348E5
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Valve
- Part number
- 5A326513W
- Part serial
- 1302403
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Door Slide
- 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.