What was found
PER MAINTENANCE CONTROL ORDER 4721, AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE TAIL CONE DEPLOYMENT WAS PERFORMED. FOUND SLIDE PACK DEPLOY STRAP DID NOT SNAP ON THE SLIDE ASSEMBLY AS DESIGNED. SLIDE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- September 18, 2003
- Submitted
- September 26, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8920E
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 45835
- Aircraft time
- 69,836 hours, 71,832 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- 13621228
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Tailcone
- 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.