What was found
MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE EVACUATION SLIDE WAS INADEQUATELY WRAPPED. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED A SERVICABLE TAILCONE EVACUATION SLIDE. RII WAS SATISFACTORY.
- Difficulty date
- December 8, 2014
- Submitted
- December 12, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N973DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53241
- Aircraft time
- 63,114 hours, 46,612 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Condition
- Unserviceable
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.