What was found
AS CREW CLOSED DOORS THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE AFT CABIN. SLIDES WERE DEPLOYED & AIRCRAFT EVACUATED. THE TAIL CONE SLIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY.
- Difficulty date
- July 30, 2015
- Submitted
- August 3, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7548A
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 53030
- Aircraft time
- 69,499 hours, 36,204 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- D29984113
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.