Service difficulty report · Evac Slide · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
July 16, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N963AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53077
Part
Evac Slide
Part number
D29984103
Condition
Defective
Location
Tailcone
Stage of operation
IN
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

ANC - DURING GROUND SERVICING, THE EMERGENCY HANDLE ON THE AFT ENTRY DOOR WAS INADVERTENTLY PULLED WHICH JETTISONED THE TAILCONE. THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE TAILCONE. REINSTALLED THE TAILCONE AND REPLACED THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE. THE CAUSE FOR FAILURE OF THE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE TO DEPLOY WAS IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE AUTOMATIC DEPLOYMENT LANYARD. THE LANYARD WAS NOT PROPERLY INSERTED THROUGH THE GIRT TAB THUS FAILING TO DISCHARGE THE INFLATION BOTTLE. (M)

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