Service difficulty report · Channel · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
November 30, 2010
Submitted
December 10, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N173UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24380
Aircraft time
80,450 hours, 9,138 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Channel
Condition
Damaged
Location
L5 Door 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.

What was found

NR5 LT MED SLIDE PACK BUSTLE, AFT SECURING LATCH DOES NOT SECURE IN LATCHED POSITION. LATCH REMOVED FOR REPAIR. MANUFACTURED & INSTALLED NEW CHANNEL. ACCOMPLISH RII OF DOOR 5L SLIDE ASSY DUE TO REMOVAL FOR DOOR MX. DOOR 5LT EVAC SLD INSTALLED CORRECTLY IAW AMM. ALL SAFETY PINS REMOVED AND STOWED. DOOR ASSIST BOTTLE IS ACTIVE. NOTE: SLIDE REMOVED FOR DOOR MAINT, SAME SLIDE REINSTALLED.