What was found
METAL SLIDE PACKING RELEASE PINS THAT RETAIN THE SLIDE WERE PULLED OUT OF THEIR FITTINGS ON THE SLIDE PACK. CAN NOT RE-INSTALL OR RE-ARM. REPLACED LT NR 1 DOOR SLIDE. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- August 2, 2013
- Submitted
- August 5, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N965TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53615
- Aircraft time
- 40,233 hours, 19,318 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Release Pin
- Part number
- D29982125
- Condition
- Pulled
- Location
- Evac Slide
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.