What was found
MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE AT DOOR 1R HAD A BROKEN LANYARD. LANYARD WAS NOT CONNECTED BETWEEN THE GIRT-BAR AND SLIDE RELEASE. THE DOOR SLIDE LANYARD WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- May 27, 2012
- Submitted
- May 29, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N955DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49886
- Aircraft time
- 59,438 hours, 44,349 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Lanyard
- Part number
- 3961899501
- 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.