Service difficulty report · Bracket · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 8, 2015
Submitted
May 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N947DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49878
Aircraft time
66,739 hours, 49,876 cycles
Part
Bracket
Condition
Worn
Location
Tailcon 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.

What was found

DURING INSPECTION, DISCOVERED THAT THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE IN THE TAILCONE WAS NO LONGER IN AN ACCEPTABLE CONFIGURATION. THE HOLD DOWN BRACKETS SHOW HOLES FOR LOCKING WIRE TO BE WORN OUT. AN OUT OF POSITION, MISRIGGED, POOR CONDITION, OR ILL-ARRANGED SLIDE ASSEMBLY COULD PREVENT PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF THE ESCAPE SYSTEM AND IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH 14 CFR, PART 121.703. THE TAILCONE SLIDE RETENTION CLIPS WERE REPLACED AND AN RII WAS COMPLETED SATISFACTORILY. LP 1939205.

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