Service difficulty report · Slide Raft · Boeing 7772Q8

Difficulty date
December 20, 2015
Submitted
February 9, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N774AM
Make and model
Boeing 7772Q8
Aircraft serial
28689
Aircraft time
58,492 hours, 8,359 cycles
Part
Slide Raft
Part number
62771123
Part serial
1542
Condition
Stuck
Location
L1 Door
Part time
40,675 hours, 4,548 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, THE LT DOOR SLIDE, RAFT NR 1 WAS FOUND STUCK & OUT OF POSITION. REMOVED THE LT DOOR SLIDE, RAFT NR 1 IAW AMM 25-66-01 & DEFERRED THE LT DOOR NR 1 IAW MEL 52-11-01-01A, CAT A, WITH THE CORRESPONDING RESTRICTION OF BLOCK 80 SEATS. THE LT DOOR SLIDE, RAFT NR 1 WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 25-66-01, TESTED CORRECT & THE REPORT WAS CLOSED.

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