Service difficulty report · Slide Raft · Boeing 7572Y0

Difficulty date
December 10, 2013
Submitted
December 10, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N974FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572Y0
Aircraft serial
26158
Aircraft time
68,500 hours, 21,665 cycles
Part
Slide Raft
Part number
D30654122
Part serial
0607
Condition
Deployed
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
C
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

L1 MAIN CABIN EXIT SLIDE DEPLOYED. RELEASED FOR SERVICE IAW MEL 52-11-01-A CATEGORY B EXPIRATION 10DEC13 MEL 52-11-01-A L1 DOOR SLIDE MISSING IDENTIFY INOPERATIVE OR MISSING. ADDED MPN D30654-122 CPN 2520951 QTY 1 SLIDE UPDT 07DEC13 19:01 GJT R AWAITING SLIDE ASSY. MC1 R MEL EXTENSION GRANTED FOR 1 DAY NEW EXPERATION DATE IS DEC 10 2013. ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL A NEW ESCAPE SLIDE, L1 DOOR POSITION. HAD TROUBLE GETTING THE GIRT BAR TO PROPERLY INSTALL PER M/M 26-66-01-4. RAN OUT OF TIME DUE TO NEEDING TO PREFLIGHT & DEICE THE JET. REMOVED THE NEW ESCAPE SLIDE SINCE IT WAS NOT FULLY INSTALLED.REINSTALLED COVER PER M/M 25-66-01-4. INSTALLED A NEW PASSENGER DOOR EMERGENCY POWER RESERVOIR BOTTLE UNDER WRI 52-20-0764. REMOVED AND REPLACED L1 DOOR SLIDE ASSY IN REF TO B757 AMM CH 25-66-01-4, OPS CHECKS NORMAL. PREMATURE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION OFF MFG D30654-122.

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