What was found
DURING A ROUTINE TRAINING EXERCISE AND AFTER SUCCESSFUL SLIDE DEPLOYMENT, THE SLIDE ASSEMBLY EXPLODED AT THE SEAM. NO HARM TO PERSONNEL. REMOVED AND REPLACED SLIDE; CONTINUED WITH EXERCISE. SLIDE SENT TO VENDOR FOR EVALUATION.
- Difficulty date
- July 11, 2002
- Submitted
- August 27, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N819AL
- Make and model
- Boeing 73725A
- Aircraft serial
- 23791
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D17
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- D31355427
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Cabin
- 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.