Service difficulty report · Slide · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
March 3, 2010
Submitted
November 26, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N591AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53254
Aircraft time
58,414 hours, 24,761 cycles
Part
Slide
Condition
Unwanted Deploy
Location
R1 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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

GIRT BAR WAS NOT POSITIONED CORRECTLY RESULTING IN RIGHT NUMBER 1 DOOR SLIDE INADVERTANTLY DEPLOYING UNSUCCESSFULY WHEN DOOR OPENED FOR CATERING. REPLACED RIGHT NUMBER 1 DOOR SLIDE. OPS CHECK NORMAL.

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