Service difficulty report · Cable · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
July 23, 2025
Submitted
July 28, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N659UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27114
Aircraft time
126,644 hours, 19,477 cycles
Part
Cable
Part number
580242020
Condition
Stretched
Location
Zone 800
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

RIGHT OFF-WING ESCAPE SLIDE OPERATIONAL CHECK - SLIDE FAILS TO INFLATE. NR 7 SPOILER SQUIB, LATCH ACTUATOR AND BOTH DOOR ACTUATORS BLEW BUT BOTTLE FAILED TO PRESSURIZE SLIDE TO INFLATE AND DEPLOY. INSPECTED CAUSE OF SLIDE NON-INFLATION AND FOUND CROSS PIN TWISTED AND NOT SEATED IN BELLCRANK WHICH DID NOT PULL THE INFLATION CABLE ON THE BOTTLE. SEE PICTURE ATTACHED. PERFORMED AMM 25-65-00-842-021 UP TO STEP H 3 FOUND CABLE ASSY BETWEEN PRESSURIZATION BOTTLE AND RT OVERWING SLIDE DOOR BELLCRANK TWISTING DURING ACTUATION AT THE CROSS PIN ASSY. PART NIS AT IAD REFER LOG PAGE 5675791 FOR REPLACEMENT OF RHIGHT HAND OFFWING SCAPE SYSYEM INFLATION CABLE SDR UPDATED, AWAITING FURTHER INFORMATION TO COMPLETE AMM 25-65-00-842-021 STEP H3-END ACCOMPLISHED