Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
April 27, 2023
Submitted
May 16, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N963CA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
32381
Aircraft time
68,473 hours, 17,292 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Part
Slide
Part number
D30656126
Part serial
1660RP
Condition
Punctured
Location
Zone 200
Part time
906 hours, 303 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE TO REPLACE DOOR 4 LEFT EVACUATION SLIDE/RAFT, SLIDE/RAFT DEPLOYED INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT. WHEN INSTALLING THE CYLINDER SAFETY PIN PER AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL (AMM) TASK 25-66-01-004-154, SUBTASK 25-66-01-014-006, THE CYLINDER SAFETY PIN WOULD NOT FULLY INSTALL. AN ALLEN WRENCH WAS USED AS INSTRUCTED IN THE AMM SUBTASK, BY TURNING THE MECHANISM IN THE COUNTERCLOCKWISE DIRECTION. THE SLIDE INFLATED IN THE GALLEY AREA, CAUSING MINOR INJURY TO THE TECHNICIAN. DUE TO THE TECHNICIAN BEING TRAPPED, THE INFLATABLE WAS PUNCTURED TO RELEASE THE PRESSURE. SERVICEABLE SLIDE/RAFT WAS INSTALL WITHOUT INCIDENT.