What was found
(AUS) RT MAIN ENTRY DOOR SLIDE FAILED TO CORRECTLY DEPLOY DURING TEST. THE SLIDE CAUGHT ON THE DOOR STRUCTURE SUSTAINING A SMALL PUNCTURE AND DAMAGING THE LOWER BUSTLE.
- Difficulty date
- January 24, 2001
- Submitted
- March 20, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Boeing 747SP38
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- 7A126130
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Pax Door
- Part time
- 12,818 cycles
- 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.