What was found
DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE TAILCONE SLIDE PRESSURE TO BE ZERO. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE TAILCONE SLIDE ASSEMBLY AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- July 4, 2012
- Submitted
- July 9, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N401EA
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 47682
- Aircraft time
- 75,968 hours, 70,440 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Condition
- Low Pressure
- Location
- Tailcone
- 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.