What was found
DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE 1R DOOR SLIDE LANYARD CABLE TO BE BROKEN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE SLIDE LANYARD AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- May 22, 2012
- Submitted
- May 24, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N986DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53313
- Aircraft time
- 54,087 hours, 39,734 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Lanyard
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- R1 Door 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.