Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 747251B

Difficulty date
November 20, 2014
Submitted
November 24, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N706BL
Make and model
Boeing 747251B
Aircraft serial
21705
Aircraft time
103,129 hours, 18,175 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D3A
Part
Slide
Condition
No Test
Location
L2 Door
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING CERTICATION EMERGENCY EVACUATION DRILL AT AIRPORT. DOOR 2L SLIDE/RAFT FAILED TO DEPLOY DUE TO THE DOOR NOT OPENING SUFFICIENTLY FOR INFLATION OF THE SLIDERAFT. THE EMERGENCY DOOR OPENING PROCESS WAS TERMINATED BY THE F/A DUE TO THE SLIDE COVER PARTIALLY BECOMING UNHINGED, ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT INTERFER WITH THE DOOR. ONCE THE THE DOOR WAS PHYSICALLY OPENED THE SLIDE/RAFT INFLATED AS DESIGNED. POST DEPLOYMENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE EMERGENCY DOOR ASSIST RESERVOIR DID ACTIVATE AT A DOOR OPENING OF 40 DEGREES, AMM STATES THAT THIS SHOULD OCCUR AT 25 DEGREES, CONSISTS OF ADJUSTING THE EMERGENCY POWER CABLE IAW AMM 52-11-07, ADJUSTING THE DOOR SPRING CARTRIDGE IAW AMM 52-11-06 AND CHECK, RE-RIG AND LUBRICATE THE DOOR AS NECESSARY IAW AMM 52-11-00.