Service difficulty report · Lanyard · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
July 11, 2006
Submitted
July 13, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N961AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53075
Aircraft time
47,504 hours, 24,901 cycles
Part
Lanyard
Part number
83700243H
Condition
Worn
Location
Slide
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

INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED TAIL CONE WHICH SHOULD HAVE ALSO CAUSED AFT EMERGENCY SLIDE TO DEPLOY. LANYARD VELCRO AND SNAP PULLED LOOSE FROM THE SLIDE COVER BUT THE SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. RETRIGGER SLIDE ASSEMBLY WITH NEW LANYARD. ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN INITIATED TO DETERMINE PROBABLE CAUSE OF SLIDE FAILURE TO DEPLOY.

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