What was found
THE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE LOCATED IN THE TAIL CONE DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN TESTED. THE SLIDE PACK WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO REVENUE SERVICE. P/N 259001305 S/N 0369.
- Difficulty date
- March 17, 2012
- Submitted
- March 19, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N946DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49819
- Aircraft time
- 59,605 hours, 45,031 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- D29984109
- Part serial
- 0396
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- 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.