What was found
DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE TAIL CONE TO SLIDE LANYARD TO BE ROUTED IMPROPERLY. MAINTENANCE CORRECTLY ROUTED THE LANYARD AND THE PERFORMED A SATISFACTORY FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE SYSTEM.
- Difficulty date
- April 17, 2012
- Submitted
- April 19, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N974DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53242
- Aircraft time
- 55,961 hours, 41,428 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Lanyard
- Condition
- Misrouted
- 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.