SDR CA140829001

Service difficulty report · Cylinder

Difficulty date: August 28, 2014
Submitted: March 12, 2015
Operation: General aviation
System (JASC): 2565 · Escape Slide
Part: Cylinder
Condition: Separated
Location: Escape Slide
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.

What was found

(CAN) DURING MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY ON SLIDE ASSY. WHILE THE ASSY WAS IN THE OVEN FOR PROCEDURE IAW CMM 25-65-17, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. NO ONE WAS NEAR THE OVEN, THUS NO INJURIES REPORTED. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE INFLATION CYLINDER HAD SEPARATED FROM THE REGULATOR DUE TO A FRACTURE OF THE THREADS ON THE BOTTLE.