Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
February 24, 2004
Submitted
July 27, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N619AU
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27198
Part
Slide
Condition
Deployed
Location
R1 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PIT - DURING AN ANNUAL SLIDE OPERATIONAL CHECK, THE R1 DOOR SLIDE DEPLOYED PROPERLY, BUT FAILED TO HOLD PRESSURE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE SLIDE. THE SLIDE WAS FOUND TO HAVE NUMEROUS HOLES. THE HOLES WERE REPAIRED AND THE SLIDE RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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