Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 767201

Difficulty date
July 28, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N645US
Make and model
Boeing 767201
Aircraft serial
23897
Part
Slide
Condition
Self-Actuated
Location
Rt Overwing
Stage of operation
IN
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

AFTER COMPLETION OF ANNUAL INFLATION/ACTUATIONS TEST, MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT OVERWING ESCAPE SLIDE. UPONC OMPLETION OF THE REPLACEMENT, THE SIDE SELF-ACTUATED INSIDE THE COMPARTMENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE SLIDE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION. (X)