What was found
L2 DOOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE HAS A METAL CABLE PROTRUDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED SLIDE PER AMM 25-62-00. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- September 12, 2017
- Submitted
- September 15, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9616G
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53563
- Aircraft time
- 56,639 hours, 27,943 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Cable
- Part number
- D29985103
- Part serial
- L5031
- Condition
- Exposed
- Location
- L2 Door Slide
- Part time
- 2,391 hours, 1,441 cycles
- 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.