Service difficulty report · Bottle · Boeing 757351

Difficulty date
August 28, 2020
Submitted
August 31, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596NW
Make and model
Boeing 757351
Aircraft serial
32996
Aircraft time
59,917 hours, 19,559 cycles
Part
Bottle
Condition
Empty
Location
R1 Door Slide
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE INFLATION BOTTLE AT DOOR R1 WAS DEPLETED OF ITS CHARGE (IN THE RED). THIS WOULD PREVENT PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF THE ESCAPE SLIDE AND IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH 14 CFR PART 121.703. THE R1 DOOR SLIDE WAS REPLACED PER WORK CARD 2566-9001-1R. THE RII JIC 2566-9001-1R WAS COMPLIED WITH BY M. CAWELTI 280891 LAS/250 RII.