What was found
TAIL CONE SLIDE ENVELOPE APPEARS TO BE COMING UNDONE AND UNABLE TO FASTEN TO SECURE COVERING ON SLIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SLIDE IAW AMDS 5350-4644.
- Difficulty date
- August 17, 2016
- Submitted
- August 17, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N922DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49646
- Aircraft time
- 73,952 hours, 56,093 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.