Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
July 8, 2012
Submitted
August 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N663UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27160
Aircraft time
82,749 hours, 13,330 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Slide
Condition
Damaged
Location
R1 Door
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

DOOR 1R EVACUATION SLIDE BUSTLE HAS DAMAGE FROM GALLEY CONTAINER. BUSTLE HAS PUNCTURE APPROX 2 BY 2 INCHES LOCATED 6 INCHES FROM BOTTOM OF BUSTLE ON TRAILING EDGE, TWO GOUGES APPROX 18 INCHES AND 24 INCHES FROM BOTTOM OF BUSTLE. REMOVED BUSTLE AND INSPECTED SLIDE ASSY, NO DAMAGE TO SLIDE ASSY. ACCOMP INTERIM REPAIR TO BUSTLE WITH TAPE. BUSTLE TO BE REPAIRED WITHIN 20 DAYS. REPAIRED PUNCTURED BUSTLE PER GNMM, FILLED SMALL GOUGES, SMOOTHED AND PAINTED. REMOVED DOOR 1R EVACUATION SLIDE BUSTLE FOR REPAIR FOR CF0385. INSTALLED 1R BUSTLED.