Service difficulty report · Cable · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 25, 2013
Submitted
September 26, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N956DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49887
Aircraft time
62,307 hours, 46,746 cycles
Part
Cable
Condition
Frayed
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.

What was found

MX DISCOVERED THAT THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE AT DOOR 1R HAD A FRAYED CABLE. A FAILURE OF THIS CABLE WOULD PREVENT PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF THE ESCAPE SLIDE AND IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH 14 CFR, PART 121.703. THE DOOR SLIDE CABLE WAS REPLACED.

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