Service difficulty report · Cable · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
December 8, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N625VJ
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27246
Part
Cable
Part number
60B1002624
Condition
Broken
Location
Escape 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.

What was found

BWI - DURING GROUND OPERATIONS, THE L4 DOOR WAS OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE TO SERVICE THE AIRCRAFT. TEH DOOR HAD NOT BEEN DISARMED. THE SLIDE DEPLOYMENT SEQUENCE WAS INITIATED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE DOOR DISARM CABLE HAD BROKEN, AND REPLACED IT. (M)

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