Service difficulty report · Slide · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
March 12, 2016
Submitted
March 14, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N982TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53632
Aircraft time
45,904 hours, 22,616 cycles
Part
Slide
Part number
100504203
Condition
Unsecure
Location
L1 Door
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.

What was found

L1 DOOR SLIDE FELL FROM HOUSING. SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT SLIDE DEPLOYMENT PIN WAS COMING APART. R & R L1 DOOR SLIDE IAW MM 25-62-00. THE ACFT WAS GNDED.

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