What was found
(AUS) NR 1 RT MAIN ENTRY DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE FAILED TO FULLY DEPLOY. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE SLIDE EXHAUST VALVE WAS STUCK OPEN AND THE VALVE ELEMENT HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE VALVE BODY.
- Difficulty date
- March 6, 2001
- Submitted
- April 4, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Boeing 737476
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM563C
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- D31591475
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Pax Door
- Part time
- 34,510 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.