What was found
INSPECTION DISCOVERED THAT THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE IN THE TAILCONE HAD AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED LANYARD. THE TAILCONE SLIDE AND LANYARD WERE INSTALLED CORRECTLY.
- Difficulty date
- November 5, 2012
- Submitted
- November 6, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N938DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49811
- Aircraft time
- 61,053 hours, 45,614 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Lanyard
- Condition
- Misinstalled
- Location
- Escape Slide
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.