What was found
DURING INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND TAILCONE EVACUATION SLIDE BASE PLATE CRACKED AT COVER ATTACH POINTS. THE CONTAINER ASSY WAS REPLACED IAW AMDS WORKCARD 2561-4001.
- Difficulty date
- August 30, 2015
- Submitted
- August 31, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N919DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53422
- Aircraft time
- 56,371 hours, 40,598 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Container
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailcone 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.