Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Boeing 75723A

Difficulty date
April 17, 2013
Submitted
April 17, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N919FD
Make and model
Boeing 75723A
Aircraft serial
24636
Aircraft time
70,679 hours, 23,781 cycles
Part
Cylinder
Part number
80330035
Part serial
R13917
Condition
Leaking
Location
Emergency Slide
Part time
1,477 hours, 1,109 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

AFTER BLOCK IN, ARRIVAL PERSONNEL OPENED DOOR WHILE SLIDE WAS ARMED FROM OUTSIDE. SLIDE BOTTLE BLED OUT AND GIRT BAR IS SLIGHTLY AJAR. REMOVED RED EMERGENCY POWER SPRING CYLINDER IAW MM 52-11-33-4. ACFT OK TO CONTINUE.

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