What was found
ON ARRIVAL PRIOR TO OVERNIGHT SERVICE CHECK, THE L1 DOOR SLIDE LANYARD CABLE WAS FOUND BROKEN AND NOT ATTACHED TO THE RELEASE FITTING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LANYARD ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- March 12, 2012
- Submitted
- March 13, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N954DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49885
- Aircraft time
- 58,644 hours, 44,139 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Lanyard
- Part number
- 3961899501
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Evac Slide
- 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.