Service difficulty report · Lanyard · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 7, 2015
Submitted
November 10, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N913DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49544
Aircraft time
73,377 hours, 56,246 cycles
Part
Lanyard
Condition
Frayed
Location
L1 Door 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 AT L1 DOOR HAD A NON-SERVICEABLE FRAYED LANYARD. THIS COULD PREVENT PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF THE ESCAPE SLIDE AND IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH 14 CFR PART 121.703. THE DOOR SLIDE LANYARD WAS REPLACED.

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