Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 767222

Difficulty date
April 3, 2015
Submitted
April 9, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N769VA
Make and model
Boeing 767222
Aircraft serial
21866
Aircraft time
87,613 hours, 20,746 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
MS2452423
Condition
Failed
Location
Overwing Slide
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LEFT OVERWING SLIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING PERFORMANCE OF TASK CARD 1C522014. REPLACED LATCH ACTUATOR, THE SLIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY A 2ND TIME. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND VOLTAGE TO SQUIB BUT NO AMPERAGE. FAILURE WAS ISOLATED TO THE S532 SWITCH ASSY. CONTACTS BETWEEN PINS 5 AND 6 FAILED CAUSING HIGH RESISTANCE ON THE LINE. REPLACED THE S532 AUTO FIRE SWITCH AND THE SLIDE DEPLOYMENT WAS SUCCESSFUL.