Service difficulty report · Slide · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 27, 2013
Submitted
December 3, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N940DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49813
Aircraft time
64,910 hours, 48,555 cycles
Part
Slide
Condition
Misrigged
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 IN THE TAILCONE WAS NO LONGER IN AN ACCEPTABLE CONFIGURATION. A MISRIGGED, IMPROPERLY INSTALLED, NOT HOOKED SLIDE COVER WOULD PREVENT PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF THE ESCAPE SYS AND IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH 14 CFR PART 121.703. THE TAILCONE SLIDE COVER WAS REINSTALLED CORRECTLY AND THE RII WAS COMPLETED SATISFACTORILY.

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