Service difficulty report · Lanyard · Boeing 767328

Difficulty date
April 14, 2014
Submitted
April 17, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N342AX
Make and model
Boeing 767328
Aircraft serial
27136
Aircraft time
76,395 hours, 12,910 cycles
Part
Lanyard
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Slide
Component
Slide
Component part number
7A14894
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DURING OPS CHECK OF ESCAPE SLIDE SYSTEM, ESCAPE SLIDE OPERATED AS REQUIRED, BUT THE SLIDE LIGHTS DID NOT ACTIVATE DURING REVIEW. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ACTIVATION LANYARD APPEARED TO BE TOO LONG WHEN THE SLIDE WAS FULLY DEPLOYED TO ACTIVATE THE LIGHTS. REPLACED SLIDE/RAFT ASSY IAW AMM 25-66-00/201.