Service difficulty report · Line

Difficulty date
July 14, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Part
Line
Condition
Misrouted
Location
Escape Slide
Component
Slide · Bfgoodrich
Component part number
ED0522
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) FIRST VISIT IN SLIDE SHOP OF THE ERJ-175 SLIDE S/N ED0522 FTN 4W94YL DURING THE INCOMING INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE SLIDE EITHER MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY. CORD WAS FORGOTTEN ON THE SPEED LACING LOOP THUS PREVENTING AUTO DEPLOY. PHOTO FIG. 1 THE MANUAL FIRING LINE WAS NOT ROUTED PROPERLY. PHOTOS ARE FIG. 2 AND 3.