Service difficulty report · Bottle · Boeing 747446

Difficulty date
October 18, 2010
Submitted
October 27, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
ERKR675D
Marana Aerospace Solutions Inc
Aircraft
N344AS
Make and model
Boeing 747446
Aircraft serial
24423
Aircraft time
80,314 hours, 12,671 cycles
Part
Bottle
Condition
Discharged
Location
Escape Slide
Component
Slide
Component part number
7A1323114
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.

What was found

(ERKR) RT UPPER DECK SLIDE INFLATION BOTTLE DISCHARGED WHILE SITTING IN SHIPPING AREA. SLIDE WAS REMOVED FOR SHIPMENT TO O/H, ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WERE OBSERVED AND IN PLACE. OUTSIDE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS 50-85 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND SUNNY. 1 DAY AFTER REMOVAL FROM ACFT A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE BOTTLE PRESSURE WAS "0". THE BOTTLE WAS INSPECTED AFTER OCCURRENCE AND NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF DISTRESS OR MALFUNCTION. LAST INSPECTED JULY 5, 2010