Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
October 5, 2010
Submitted
October 8, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N663DN
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24992
Aircraft time
64,506 hours, 29,880 cycles
Part
Slide
Condition
Disconnected
Location
L2 Door
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

F/A AND GATE AGENT BOTH CONFIRMED THAT DOOR 2L EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE DOOR. WHEN THE ACFT ARRIVED AT THE GATE FOLLOWING A REVENUE FLIGHT. MX HAD TO SECURE THE GIRT BAR TO THE DOOR SLIDE ASSY. NO REASON PROVIDED FOR GIRT BAR BECOMING DISLOCATED. SUBSEQUENT FUNCTIONAL CHECKS SHOW SYS AS OPS.