What was found
OAK - DURING LINE CHECK, THE TAILCONE WAS INADVERTENTLY RELEASED, AND WAS DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE FALL. THE AFT EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE, RIGGED TO AUTOMATICALLY DEPLOY UPON TAILCONE RELEASE, DID NOT DEPLOY. INSPECTION OF THE ESCAPE SLIDE PACK AND ITS RIGGING REVEALED NO ANOMALIES WHICH MIGHT ACCOUNT FOR THE NON-DEPLOYMENT. THE DAMAGED TAILCONE WAS REPLACED AND THE SLIDE RE-RIGGED. THE SLIDE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED FOR OVERHAUL ON NOV 12. (M)