Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 747400

Difficulty date
July 27, 2018
Submitted
August 30, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18215
Make and model
Boeing 747400
Aircraft serial
33737
Aircraft time
58,726 hours, 11,293 cycles
Part
Slide
Part number
7A146725
Part serial
GH2839
Condition
No Test
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PERFORMED A C8 CHECK IAW AMP 25-065-02-01-40, TASK. L1 DOOR SLIDE DEPLOY WAS EXECUTED, DURING THE PROCESS, FOUND SLIDE INFLATION WAS ABNORMAL, WHEN INFLATION PROCESS WAS STABLED, UPPER TUBE WAS FOUND LEAKING, DEPLOY WAS INCOMPLETE. THE SLIDE WAS SENT TO EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT SHOP FOR INVESTIGATION. THE SLIDE WAS OVERHAULED NOV. 04, 2015.

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