Service difficulty report · Slide Raft · Boeing 75723N

Difficulty date
June 28, 2011
Submitted
June 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N204UW
Make and model
Boeing 75723N
Aircraft serial
30886
Part
Slide Raft
Part number
61571128
Condition
Unwanted Deploy
Location
R4 Door
Part time
17,360 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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

CLT FLT 876 CLT TO AUA. R4 DOOR SHOWED MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. SLIDE WOULD NOT ARM. PLACED IN DISARMED POSITION, CRACKED DOOR OPEN, AND THE SLIDE DEPLOYED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE R4 DOOR SLIDE/RAFT. ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED THE R4 DOOR EMERGENCY POWER RESERVOIR DUE TO BEING DISCHARGED WHEN THE SLIDE DEPLOYED.

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