What was found
4L DOOR CONTINUED ISSUES FOR BINDING/NOT ARMING. FOUND CONTROL ROD JAM NOT SAFETY WIRE CAUGHT ON GRIT BAR FABRIC CAUSING BINDING & DAMAGE RE-SAFETIED NUT & REPLACED SLIDE ON LP 1571747. (1569014) AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED
- Difficulty date
- April 29, 2026
- Submitted
- May 4, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N688DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 757232
- Aircraft serial
- 27587
- Aircraft time
- 84,164 hours, 36,454 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- D30656126
- Part serial
- M8004RP
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Zone 800
- Part time
- 73,818 hours, 29,654 cycles
- 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.