Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
December 4, 2022
Submitted
December 6, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N933AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55071
Aircraft time
51,199 hours, 36,340 cycles
Part
Slide
Condition
Failed
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CATERING ATTEMPTED TO OPEN 1L WITHOUT VISUAL CONFIRMATION FROM LEAD FA, AFTER JET WAY PULLED AND DOORS ARMED. THE RAFT FELL AND DID NOT INFLATE. THIS COULD PREVENT PROPER OPERATION OF THE ESCAPE PATH AND IT IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH 14 CFR PART 121.703. THE SLIDE WAS DETACHED FROM GIRT BAR. THE SLIDE WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. A NEW SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE WAS INSTALLED IAW AMDS W/C 2561-9005.

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