Service difficulty report · Girt Bar · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 12, 2016
Submitted
January 12, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N925DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49712
Aircraft time
71,315 hours, 54,148 cycles
Part
Girt Bar
Condition
Detached
Location
Escape Slide
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING A FORCASTED SLIDE DEPOYMENT, CVG MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE L1 DOOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY DUE TO THE VELCRO TABS AT THE GIRT BAR BEING UN-ATTACHED. A NEW SLIDE WAS INSTALLED AT POSITION L1; REF LOG SHEET 2305013.

More about the Doug MD-88