What was found
DURING SCHEDULED TAIL CONE DROP CHECK, FOUND TAIL CONE SLIDE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. ACFT ARRIVED IN CONFIGURATION SUCH THAT SLIDE WOULD NOT DEPLOY. CORRECTED SLIDE INSTALL, ENSURING PIN WAS CONFIGURED PROPERLY.
- Difficulty date
- April 23, 2016
- Submitted
- May 4, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N931DN
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Condition
- Misinstalled
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.