What was found
DURING TAILCONE FUNCTIONAL, FOUND AFT AND FORWARD HOLD DOWN STRAPS SOAKED IN HYD FLUID, IN POOR CONDITION. R & R NEW STRAPS ON WC 2500-4484.
- Difficulty date
- February 18, 2013
- Submitted
- February 22, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N914DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49957
- Aircraft time
- 48,492 hours, 38,372 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Strap
- Condition
- Saturated
- Location
- Tailcone Slide
- 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.