Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
November 29, 2010
Submitted
December 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N940UW
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27805
Part
Valve
Part number
657021
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
R3 Door Slide
Part time
48,963 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

R3 DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE BOTTLE INDICATES "EMPTY". MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE SLIDE ASSEMBLY. REPAIRED SLIDE. UNIT WAS PARTIALLY DISASSEMBLED, CLEANED AND INSPECTED REPLACING ALL PARTS NECESSARY FOR REPAIR. REPAIRED AND CHARGED RESERVOIR AND VALVE ASSY OVERHAULED VALVE. PASSED PULL FORCE, GAGE SYSTEM AND LEAK TEST. PACKED SLIDE.

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