Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 75723A

Difficulty date
October 7, 2009
Submitted
October 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N917FD
Make and model
Boeing 75723A
Aircraft serial
24291
Aircraft time
42,195 hours, 17,019 cycles
Part
Slide
Part number
D31038201
Part serial
0751
Condition
Dislodged
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
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

RAMP CREW ATTEMPTED TO OPEN DOOR L1 WITH SLIDE ARMED, SLIDE FELL OUT OF DOOR. RELEASED FOR SERVICE IAW MEL: 52-11-01-A CATEGORY: B EXPIRATION: 10OCT09 "MEL 52-11-01-A: L1 DOOR SLIDE - INOP. " PLACED SLIDE IN CREW LUGGAGE AREA. INSTALLED SLIDE COVER BACK ON DOOR. BLOCK OUT CALL. ITEM PLACED ON MEL. DOOR 1L SLIDE INOP. OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT DISARM EMERGENCY SLIDE WHEN YOU OPEN THE L1 DOOR. PREFORM ADJ TEST OF THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE DISARM FEATURE PER MM 52-11-20-5, DOOR HANDLE WHEN PULLED TO THE FULL OUT BUTTERFLY POSITION DISARMS THE DOOR SLIDE PROPERLY. PARTS UPDATE WILL NEED DOOR ASSIST RESEVOIR ASSY . HANDLE MECHANISM INSTALLED AND RII BUYBACK DONE UNDER WRI 52-10/0731. INSTALLED A NEW ESCAPE SLIDE AND EMERGENCY POWER RESERVOIR REF. AMM 757-52-11-30-4.

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