Service difficulty report · Air Bottle · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
April 14, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1812U
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46611
Engine
Ge CF66D
Part
Air Bottle
Condition
Reqd Service
Location
Door 2l
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DOOR 2L HAD AN INADVERTENT OPENING WITH THE AIR BOTTLE. SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE DOOR WAS NOT ARMED. THE DOOR WAS OPENED IN OVERRIDE WHICH ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY RESERVOIR. THE EMERGENCY RESERVOIR WAS RECHARGED.

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