Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
September 22, 2015
Submitted
September 28, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N663US
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
23818
Aircraft time
109,994 hours, 14,180 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Condition
Dirty
Location
L1 Door Slide
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

L1 DOOR SLIDE, WHEN ARMED DOES NOT GO INTO A DESIRED DETENT, BUT INDICATED ARMED ON EICAS SCREEN, THE YELLOW BALL RISES INFLIGHT SO LESS THAN 50 PERCENT OF BALL IS VISIBLE IN WINDOW. REMOVED METAL DEBRIS FROM SLIDE AFT ATTACH FITTING ON FLOOR.