SDR 2019F00027

Service difficulty report · Slide Raft · Doug DC1030F

Difficulty date
May 21, 2018
Submitted
July 16, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Doug DC1030F
Aircraft serial
48209
Engine
Ge CF650C2
Part
Slide Raft
Part number
5WD230100101
Part serial
PL0135
Condition
Defective
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN IFE FOR SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. UPON LANDING CREW DEPLOYED THE LEFT FORWARD DOOR (DOOR 1L) SLIDE/RAFT BUT IT FAILED TO FULLY INFLATE. FLIGHT CREW WENT TO DEPLOY THE SLIDE/RAFT LOCATED IN THE NUMBER 1 RIGHT DOOR (DOOR 1R) THE SLIDE/RAFT FELL INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT, THE FLIGHT CREW PUSHED THE SLIDE/RAFT OUT THE DOOR BUT IT DID NOT FULLY DEPLOY. FLIGHT CREW USED ALTERNATE MEANS TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AS THEY HAD ATTEMPTED TO UTILIZE BOTH INSTALLED SLIDE/RAFTS AND NEITHER FULLY DEPLOYED. DOOR 1R SLIDE RAFT ASSEMBLY PART NUMBER AWD8765-502, SPECIFIC PART NUMBER 5WD230100-101 & SERIAL NUMBER AA573.

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