What was found
TAILCONE SLIDE RETAINING STRAP ANGLE BROKEN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED A NEW STRAP ASSY ON TAILCONE SLIDE. OKAY FOR SERVICE IAW AMM 25-62-01.
- Difficulty date
- October 3, 2018
- Submitted
- October 5, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N984TW
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53634
- Aircraft time
- 51,574 hours, 26,495 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Strap
- Part number
- B19867105
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Tailcone 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.