What was found
TAILCONE SLIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING TEST. FOUND SNAP ON SLIDE COVER STRAP WORN. INSTALLED NEW STUD MFG MS 27983-3N. TAILCONE DEPLOYMENT SUCCESSFUL. SLIDE DEPLOYS CORRECTLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED SLIDE.
- Difficulty date
- July 11, 2012
- Submitted
- August 31, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N937DN
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 53352
- Aircraft time
- 32,339 hours, 29,099 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Condition
- No Test
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.