Service difficulty report · Slide · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
April 24, 2009
Submitted
April 27, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N132HQ
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000216
Aircraft time
2,836 hours, 2,312 cycles
Part
Slide
Part number
4A40304
Part serial
ED1040
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Pax Door
Part time
2,836 hours, 2,312 cycles
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

AT THE REQUEST OF BF GOODRICH REPUBLIC DEPLOYED LEFT PASSENGER DOOR SLIDE ON AC 132HQ IN CMH. SLIDE DEPLOYMENT WAS UNSATISFACTORY. WHEN DOOR OPENED SLIDE INITIALLY HUNG ON FWD LOWER CORNER OF THE DOOR AND WAS THEN PUSHED FROM INSIDE. SLIDE THEN DEPLOYED COMPLETELY, HOWEVER IT WAS DEPLOYED AT AN ANGLE WITH THE FWD SIDE LOWER THAN THE AFT SIDE. PRE-DEPLOYMENT INSPECTION OF THE SLIDE REVEALED NO PROBLEMS. GOODRICH TEAM PRESENT AND VIDEO TAPED. MAINTENANCE THEN REPLACED SLIDE WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT PER EMB AMM. AC RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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