Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 75721B

Difficulty date
February 3, 2016
Submitted
February 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N933FD
Make and model
Boeing 75721B
Aircraft serial
24330
Aircraft time
58,299 hours, 33,994 cycles
Part
Slide
Condition
Unwanted Deploy
Location
Door
Stage of operation
IN
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

SLIDE WAS UNARMED & WAS CRACKED OPEN WHEN RAMP FINISHED OPENING. DOOR SLIDE BAR WAS STILL ATTACHED & DOOR BLEW OPEN. SLIDE FELL ONTO AIRSTAIRS BEFORE LANYARD WAS PULLED PREVENTING FIRING PIN FROM BEING TRIGGERED. INSPECTED SLIDE & FOUND TO STILL BE IN SERVICEABLE CONDITION.

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