Service difficulty report · Lanyard · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 9, 2006
Submitted
April 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N979AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53471
Aircraft time
34,448 hours, 17,659 cycles
Part
Lanyard
Part number
83700249
Condition
Misrigged
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.

What was found

TAILCONE EXIT EMERGENCY SLIDE COVER LANYARD RING ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND TO HAVE ONE LANYARD INCORRECTLY ATTACHED TO THE COMMON RING. REPLACED THE MIS ASSEMBLED LANYARD ASSEMBLY. INVESTIGATION IS BEING UNDERTAKEN TO DETERMINE HOW IT WAS THIS ANOMALY WAS NOT DISCOVERED BEFORE THE ASSEMBLY WAS PLACED IN STORES.

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