What was found
SMALL OVERWING SLIDE ACCESS PANEL ON RT SIDE, TOP PART PROTRUDES APPROX 1-4 INCH. REPLACED BROKEN HINGE ASSY ON OFF WING SLIDE HANDLE COVER.
- Difficulty date
- July 19, 2012
- Submitted
- July 30, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N521UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 24891
- Aircraft time
- 71,260 hours, 26,584 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Hinge
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Slide Cover
- 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.