What was found
INSPECTION DISCOVERED THAT THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE COVER IN THE TAILCONE HAD CRITICAL MATERIALS IN A DETERIORATED CONDITION. TAILCONE SLIDE COVER WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- September 28, 2013
- Submitted
- September 30, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N908DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49539
- Aircraft time
- 69,278 hours, 53,760 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Cover
- Condition
- Deteriorated
- 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.