What was found
LOW BOTTLE. LEAKING FROM GAUGE LOCK NUT. IMPROPER GAUGE SPACING. REMOVED GAUGE AND REPLACED O-RING AND BACK UP O-RINGS AND RE-INSTALLED GAUGE.
- Difficulty date
- October 12, 2009
- Submitted
- October 14, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N576UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 26690
- Aircraft time
- 55,463 hours, 19,584 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- O-Ring
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Evac Slide
- 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.