What was found
ACFT FAILED THE FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF TAILCONE RELEASE SYS WHEN A WORN TOGGLE ON THE SLIDE LANYARD PREVENTED THE SLIDE FROM DEPLOYING. THE TOGGLE WAS REPLACED, THE SYS WAS RETURNED OPERATIONAL STATUS, AND THE RII WAS COMPLETED.
- Difficulty date
- October 8, 2013
- Submitted
- October 9, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N927DA
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49714
- Aircraft time
- 65,165 hours, 49,383 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Toggle
- Condition
- Failed
- 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.