Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 7572Q8

Difficulty date
December 9, 2022
Submitted
December 9, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N996FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572Q8
Aircraft serial
26270
Aircraft time
47,298 hours, 20,940 cycles
Part
Slide
Condition
Dislodged
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
NR
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

AFTER L CREW ENTRANCE DOOR WAS OPENED, WITH NO SLIDE DEPLOYMENT, GROUND CREW OPENED THE ALREADY CRACKED, DISARMED DOOR AND DURING THE OPENING PROCESS THE SLIDE FELL OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. AT THAT TIME THE SLIDE DID NOT INFLATE BUT DISCHARGED ITS GAS SUPPLY. R & R L1 DOOR EMERGENCY POWER ASSIST BOTTLE.

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