- Difficulty date
- May 31, 2021
- Submitted
- June 4, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 7478F
- Aircraft serial
- 64259
- Aircraft time
- 10,333 hours, 1,501 cycles
- Part
- Cable
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Escape Slide
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- 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
UPPER DECK EMERGENCY SLIDE BOTTLE ACTUATION CABLE (SHORT CABLE GOES TO DOOR SLIDE) IS DAMAGED. THE FLOOR MOUNTED ESCAPE SLIDE PLACED ON MEL 25-68-1 WITH ADDITIONAL MEL 52-13-1 (SEE LP 004837 ITEM 2 (M745946), MX CONT NOTIFIED AND PLACARD INSTALLED.R/R'D CABLE ASSY PER CMM 25-65-10. M745945 CLEARED.
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