Service difficulty report · Lanyard · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 7, 2004
Submitted
November 30, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N965AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53079
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Lanyard
Condition
Misrigged
Location
Escape Slide
Part time
26,888 hours, 13,925 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

OKC C-CHECK, AFT SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING DEPLOYMENT TEST. SUSPECT MIS-RIGGED LANYARD, BUT INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY TO MORE DEFINITIVELY DETERMINE CAUSE. MFG (ENG-G DOC 3053)- MIS-RIGGING APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN IMPROPER FOLDING OF THE HOSE ASSY CONNECTING THE ASPIRATOR TO THE INFLATION RESERVOIR. BUT, ACCORDING TO MFG, THIS KINKING OF THE HOSE WOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. ALTHOUGH NO FOREIGN MATERIAL WAS FOUND LODGED INSIDE THE ASPIRATOR, TEMPORARY INGESTION OF BUBBLE WRAP BY THE ASPIRATOR IS CONSIDERED THE MOST PROBABLE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF THIS MATERIAL TAPED TO THE FUSELAGE NEAR THE ASPIRATOR. ENTIRE SLIDE WAS REPLACED.

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