What was found
FIRST OFFICER ATTEMPTED TO LOWER REAR STAIRWAY AND DROPPED THE TAIL CONE INSTEAD. TAIL CONE EVACUATION SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY OR INFLATE. REPLACED THE SLIDE AND THE TAIL CONE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- September 3, 2002
- Submitted
- September 18, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N671MC
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 47660
- Aircraft time
- 54,805 hours, 53,438 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- 13621228
- Part serial
- 13318
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.