What was found
THE TAILCONE AND TAILCONE SLIDE FAILED THE DEPLOYMENT CHECK IAW FORECAST NR 88-0525-8-0408. MAINTENANCE CHECKED RIGGING AND EXERCISED THE EMERGENCY EXIT PRESSURE BULKHEAD DOOR ARMING HANDLE SEVERAL TIMES AND THE SLIDED DEPLYED.
- Difficulty date
- February 25, 2016
- Submitted
- February 26, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N968DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53161
- Aircraft time
- 66,205 hours, 48,412 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Condition
- No Test
- Location
- Tailcone
- 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.