Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 7572G5

Difficulty date
April 27, 2012
Submitted
May 1, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N944FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572G5
Aircraft serial
24497
Aircraft time
54,771 hours, 19,508 cycles
Part
Slide
Condition
Unwanted Deploy
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT DOOR SLIDE DEPLOYED ON DOOR OPENING . INSPECTING AND DISCONNECTING THE LT DOOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE IAW MM 25-66-00-0. REMOVED SLIDE AND STOW BEHIND THE RCB. FOUND GIRT BAR SPRINGS WEAK, R & R GIRT BAR ASSY. COMPLETED AND VERIFIED INSTALLATION OF EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE. VERIFIED OPERATION OF L1 DOOR. INSTALLED ESCAPE SLIDE COVER. REF AMM 25-66-01-4 AND 52-11-25-5. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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