What was found
PHL - WHILE ACCOMPLISHING A SCHEDULED LEFT, OVERWING ESCAPE SLIDE REPLACEMENT, THE LEFT, OVERWING, SLIDE FORWARD LATCHES WERE FOUND DEFECTIVE. THE LATCH ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED DURING THE SCHEDULED LEFT, OVERWING SLIDE REPLACEMENT.
- Difficulty date
- February 14, 2011
- Submitted
- February 15, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N255AY
- Make and model
- Boeing 7672B7
- Aircraft serial
- 25257
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Latch
- Part number
- H205213
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Evac 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.