What was found
DURING AN INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT/JETTISON OF TAILCONE, EVACUATION SLIDE DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE. REASON UNKNOWN. AIRCRAFT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT WAS INSTALLED AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY. (M)
- Difficulty date
- January 5, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N817SJ
- Make and model
- Doug DC981
- Aircraft serial
- 48051
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- 100506107
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Tailcone
- 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.