Service difficulty report · Harness · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 14, 2004
Submitted
January 15, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53154
Part
Harness
Part number
83700249
Condition
Damaged
Location
Escape Slide
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DFW SECURITY ISSUE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO STATION. UPON LANDING TAIL CONE WAS DROPPED BUT EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. FOUND SLIDE PROPERLY CONNECTED TO COVER. TAB SNAP BUTTON ON TAIL CONE LANYARD DAMAGED. WOULD NOT SNAP TO COVER. LANYARD ATTACHED TO COVER BY VELCRO ONLY. REPLACED SLIDE, TAIL CONE AND LANYARD. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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