What was found
DURING CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE TAILCONE SLIDE PACK FLOOR ATTACH STRAP NOT ATTACHED CORRECTLY. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED THE STRAP CORRECTLY AND THE RII STEPS WERE COMPLETED.
- Difficulty date
- August 22, 2014
- Submitted
- August 26, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N968DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53161
- Aircraft time
- 62,488 hours, 45,871 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Strap
- Condition
- Misinstalled
- Location
- Tailcone Slide
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.