Service difficulty report · Cam · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
March 25, 2004
Submitted
August 5, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N944AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53019
Part
Cam
Part number
5961568
Condition
Broken
Location
Tailcone
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

OKC - FOUND TAILCONE EMERGENCY SLIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING SLIDE DEPLOYMENT TEST PER WORK CARD 28625000. THE FAILURE WAS ATTRIBUTED NOT TO THE SLIDE ASSEMBLY, BUT TO A BROKEN TAILCONE JETTISON AND HOISTING CONTROL CAM. THE CAM WAS REPLACED, BUT THE DEPLOYMENT TEST WAS DEFERRED TO THE NEXT MD-80 AIRCRAFT IN CHECK. (M)

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