What was found
DOOR 4L OPENED PARTIALLY WHILE ARMED. SLIDE DID NOT FULLY DEPLOY AND DOOR DID NOT FULLY OPEN DUE TO SURVIVAL KIT LANYARD TANGLED IN GIRT BAR. REPLACED 4L DOOR SLIDE AND INFLATOR BOTTLE.
- Difficulty date
- September 4, 2010
- Submitted
- September 9, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N996DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53363
- Aircraft time
- 42,092 hours, 22,620 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D219
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Condition
- Partial Deploy
- Location
- L4 Door
- 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.