SDR CAL950867

Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
September 23, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N33103
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27293
Part
Slide
Part number
D31393110
Condition
Deployed
Location
Rt Overwing
Part time
4,386 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT NR 711 - IAH - THE EICAS MESSAGE RIGHT OVERWING SLIDE DISPLAYED STEADY AND THE EMERGENCY DOORS OVERHEAD LIGHT ILLUMINATED STEADY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM EWR. CABIN PRESSURE WAS GOOD AND A VISUAL INSPECTION OF BOTH EXITS APPEARED NORMAL. THE FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED TO IAH. UPON LANDING AT IAH THE TOWER REPORTED THAT THE SLIDE APPEARED TO BE DRAPED OVER THE RT WING. MX FOUND THE RT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR PROPERLY INSTALLED, BUT THE EXTERIOR SLIDE COMPART DOOR WAS OPEN. THE RT INBOARD T/E FLAP WAS FOUND DAMAGED DUE TO SLIDE DEPLOYMENT. THE SLIDE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE FLAP WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-53-01. CAUSE OF FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. A BULLETIN ON SLIDE INSTALLATION WAS ISSUED. (M)