B767-200
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition
Human Factors; Aircraft; Procedure
Aircraft was picked up after 'heavy check' and was being flown to its usual and customary base. 'Rt wing slide' EICAS message was annunciated in flight. Per the QRH; the Captain instructed the mechanic (who was in the cockpit jump-seat) to head back to the cabin and take a look for visual or aural signs of deployment. He (the mechanic); did not observe any signs of deployment; noises; and / or vibration. The 39 min flight was continued to it's destination. Upon extension of final landing flaps; a noise was heard as well as accompanying vibration. Traffic holding short of the runway as well as the control tower advised us that something was hanging off the airplane and what appeared to be 'smoke' was emanating from the lower rear fuselage. The fire trucks were deployed. The fire marshal determined that the airplane was not on fire (it was in fact the agent in the raft; and that we were safe to taxi) ... we were followed to our usual and customary parking position by the trucks as a precaution. Crew should have been more proactive in declaring an emergency since we did not know the extent of the 'smoke' which was observed by personnel on the ground.
After passing 3000 feet we had a right wing slide caution message. We sent the mechanic back to Check on slide as per QRH checklist. No evidence was found of a door open and no vibrations or any other indication that door was open so as per the checklist for wing slide we completed checklist at that point. The mechanic went thru his manuals to see what else he could do. There was no additional info except handle may not be latched correctly. We proceeded to destination with no other indications until we selected flaps 30 from 20 we felt a slight vib and yaw but assumed it was turbulence it didn't seem abnormal so we completed the autoland with auto brakes 3 with no problem. Tower and a trailing aircraft on the ground advised us that we were trailing a hose out our rt wing and that are rt landing gear was smoking a lot and it appeared as hydraulics or something was leaking by gear. We vacated runway and parked aircraft in an area away from anything on taxiway and held left brake only till fire trucks could confirm that gear was safe they did and we observed brake temps were all at 0 so we taxied to parking and they followed us to parking as a precaution I left flaps at 30 to prevent any further damage After shutdown and when post flight inspection we observed a slide door half open and a hose hanging from door to aft of the flap about 10ft. Maintenance had just completed an A check on aircraft so they need to ensure slides are properly reinstalled after inspection.
B767 flight crew experiences a right wing slide caution message during initial climb on a ferry flight after an A check by Maintenance. The QRH is consulted and the right wing is examined visually with no deployment noted. During approach; as the flaps are extended from 20 to 30; a noise is heard and vibration is felt. The Tower reports something trailing from the aircraft and possible smoke coming from the lower rear fuselage. A normal landing ensues.