Service difficulty report · Slide · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 20, 2013
Submitted
September 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N979DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53266
Aircraft time
59,862 hours, 43,818 cycles
Part
Slide
Condition
Out Of Position
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.

What was found

INSPECTION DISCOVERED THAT THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE COVER FOR TAILCONE WAS NO LONGER IN AN ACCEPTABLE CONFIGURATION. AN OUT OF POSITION, MISRIGGED, POOR CONDITION, OR ILL-ARRANGED SLIDE ASSEMBLY COULD PREVENT PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF THE ESCAPE SYS AND IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH 14 CFR PART 121.703. THE TAILCONE SLIDE WAS REPLACED AND AN RII WAS COMPLETED SATISFACTORILY.

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