Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
September 24, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N33021
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
20520
Part
Slide
Part number
7A110424
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Upper Deck
Part time
26,381 hours
Component
Pico
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE UPPER DECK CREW DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE ONLY PARTIALLY INFLATED DURING TEST WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS IN C-CHECK. MAINTENANCE NOTED THAT THE SLIDE BOTTLE HAD DISCHARGED. *S/D* INSPECTION OF THE SLIDE BY THE VENDOR FOUND DAMAGE TO THE PACKBOARD ASSEMBLY, THE INFLATABLE FABRIC WAS TORN, AND THE ASPIRATOR PORTION OF THE INFLATION SYSTEM WAS DAMAGED. THE VENDOR WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE SLIDE WAS SCRAPPED BY THE VENDOR.