What was found
INSPECTION DISCOVERED THAT THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE IN THE TAILCONE HAD THE LANYARD PULLED FROM ITS OUTER PROTECTIVE SLEEVE. THE TAILCONE SLIDE LANYARD WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- July 8, 2013
- Submitted
- July 12, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N954DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49885
- Aircraft time
- 61,707 hours, 46,302 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Lanyard
- Condition
- Missing
- Location
- Tailcone 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.