Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 767424ER

Difficulty date
July 2, 2004
Submitted
July 6, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N69059
Make and model
Boeing 767424ER
Aircraft serial
29454
Aircraft time
10,528 hours, 1,707 cycles
Part
Slide
Part number
5A32951
Part serial
SF0258
Condition
Deployed
Location
R-4 Door
Part time
10,528 hours, 1,707 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE R-4 DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE WAS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED BY CATERING WHILE AT AMS. THE SLIDE DEPLOYED TO THE GROUND, BUT DID NOT INFLATE. THE SLIDE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 25-66-01-404-036. INVESTIGATION BY ENGINEERING CONCLUDED THAT WHEN THE SLIDE DEPLOYED IT STRUCK A CATERING VEHICLE RESULTING IN A 38 INCH TEAR IN THE SLIDE WHICH PREVENTED IT FROM INFLATING.