Service difficulty report · Lanyard · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 13, 2017
Submitted
January 17, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9619V
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53566
Aircraft time
54,354 hours, 26,689 cycles
Part
Lanyard
Condition
Out Of Position
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. R1 DOOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE LANYARD WAS ATTACHED TO THE SLIDE COVER WHEN DOOR WAS OPENED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE COVER AND SLIDE DEPLOYMENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED SLIDE IAW AMM 25-62-00. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

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