Service difficulty report · Slide Raft · Boeing 7672B7ER

Difficulty date
March 22, 2012
Submitted
March 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N255AY
Make and model
Boeing 7672B7ER
Aircraft serial
25257
Aircraft time
87,638 hours, 15,793 cycles
Part
Slide Raft
Part number
101651303
Part serial
PA0810
Condition
Loose
Location
L1 Door
Part time
60,495 hours, 12,209 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BRU - CREW ADVISED MTC THAT L1 SLIDE CAME LOOSE FROM DOOR. MAINTENANCE APPLIED THE APPROPRIATE MEL DEFERRAL, AND BLOCKED OUT THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF SEATS FOR THE NEXT FLIGHT. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE NEXT FLIGHT, MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE SLIDE ASSEMBLY. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST WITH ACCEPTABLE RESULTS. PACKBOARD AND INFLATION SYSTEMS CHECKED AND FOUND OK. THE SURVIVAL KIT HAD NON-CONFORMING MODULES REPLACED. THE LIGHTING SYSTEM WAS FOUND ACCEPTABLE. THE INFLATABLE STRUCTURE HAD THE UPPER GIRT ASSEMBLY & GIRT BAR SLEEVE REPLACED, AND 2 HOLE REPAIRS MADE TO THE INFLATABLE. ALL OTHER INSPECTIONS AND TESTS WERE OK.