Service difficulty report · Linkage · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
August 23, 2006
Submitted
August 31, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N124DE
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
23438
Aircraft time
59,363 hours, 28,565 cycles
Part
Linkage
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Evac Slide
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING INSPECTION OF THE LT OFF WING ESCAPE SLIDE PER JIC 6075 THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT THE INTEGRATOR LOCK HANDLE HAD TO BE FORCED INTO THE SAFETY POSITION. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT SLIDE DOOR OPENING ACTUATOR LINKAGE LEVER WAS INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN CAUSING BINDING BETWEEN THE LEVER AND LINKAGE CLEVIS. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE RH SLIDE FOUND THE SAME CONDITION. REFERENCE: ON ROUTINE JOBCARDS N613, N619 & JIC 6075, IPC 25-65-51-01