Service difficulty report · Bottle · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 2, 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
Bottle
Condition
Empty
Location
Escape 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.

What was found

MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE INFLATION BOTTLE AT DOOR 1L WAS DEPLETED OF ITS CHARGE. THIS WOULD PREVENT PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF THE ESCAPE SLIDE AND IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH 14 CFR PART 121.703. THE DOOR SLIDE INFLATION BOTTLE WAS REPLACED.

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