What was found
FORWARD AND AFT LIFE RAFT COMPARTMENT GAS CARTRIDGE ARE FLAT CAUSING DOORS TO OPEN QUICKLY WITHOUT SNUBBING ACTION. SAFETY ISSUE, REMOVED AND REPLACED 4 FWD AND AFT RAFT COMPARTMENT SNUBBERS IAW AMM 25-22-03.
- Difficulty date
- May 6, 2012
- Submitted
- July 6, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N588UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 26717
- Aircraft time
- 61,527 hours, 21,569 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Snubber
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Life Raft
- 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.