Service difficulty report · Lanyard · Boeing 767224

Difficulty date
February 15, 2012
Submitted
February 21, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N67157
Make and model
Boeing 767224
Aircraft serial
30436
Aircraft time
47,501 hours, 7,019 cycles
Part
Lanyard
Condition
Misrouted
Location
Escape Slide
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING MINI-EVAC, SLIDE DEPLOYED PROPERLY AND WITHIN REQUIRED TIMES. THE SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. REPLACED SLIDE ASSY IAW OAI W/C NR 25-029-01. POSSIBLE REASON FOR THE LIGHTS NOT ACTIVATING APPEARS TO BE THAT THE TRIGGER LANYARD TO THE BATTERY PACK WAS INCORRECTLY ROUTED ON THE SLIDE/RAFT PACK. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO VERIFY ROUTING WHEN SLIDE/RAFT IS PACKAGED FOR INSTALLATION THIS COULD ONLY HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED AT THE O/H.